#CBC485#CBC485

#CBC485 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.539; OKLCH L 81.1% C 0.083 H 102.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CBC485
RGB	rgb(203, 196, 133)
HSL	hsl(54, 40%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(54, 34%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 34.5%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(78.39, -7.01, 32.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(78.39, 33.30, 102.14°)
OKLab	oklab(81.12% -0.0181 0.0806)
OKLCH	oklch(81.12% 0.083 102.6)
XYZ	xyz(48.6028, 53.8709, 30.0236)
Luminance	0.5387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CBC485 #858CCB

analogous

#CBA185 #CBC485 #AFCB85

triadic

#CBC485 #85CBC4 #C485CB

tetradic

#CBC485 #85CBA1 #858CCB #CB85AF

square

#CBC485 #85CBA1 #858CCB #CB85AF

split-complementary

#CBC485 #85AFCB #A185CB

monochromatic

#968D40 #B9AF5A #CBC485 #DDD9B0 #F0EEDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.78

#CBC485 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.77

#CBC485 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CBC485

11.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CBC485	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CBC485	1.00	1.78	11.77	11.77
#FFFFFF	1.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#CFC081

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#D1C487

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D5BCB4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C2C2C2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cbc485;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 196, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.1% 0.083 102.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dcd5a9',
    500: '#cbc485',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cbc485;
$custom-light: #dcd5a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cbc485",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 196,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 54,
    "s": 40.23,
    "l": 65.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81123,
    "c": 0.08261,
    "h": 102.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.5387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CBC485

secondary

#585F9C

accent

#3FB332

background

#FEFEFC

surface

#FCFBF6

border

#D5D4D0

text

#151410

muted

#848380

Preview Lab

Preview with #CBC485

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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