#CBC495#CBC495

#CBC495 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.543; OKLCH L 81.4% C 0.063 H 100.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CBC495
RGB	rgb(203, 196, 149)
HSL	hsl(52, 34%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(52, 27%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 26.6%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(78.66, -4.96, 24.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(78.66, 25.04, 101.43°)
OKLab	oklab(81.43% -0.0115 0.062)
OKLCH	oklch(81.43% 0.063 100.6)
XYZ	xyz(49.7935, 54.3473, 36.2950)
Luminance	0.5435 (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

#CBC495 #959CCB

analogous

#CBA995 #CBC495 #B7CB95

triadic

#CBC495 #95CBC4 #C495CB

tetradic

#CBC495 #95CBA9 #959CCB #CB95B7

square

#CBC495 #95CBA9 #959CCB #CB95B7

split-complementary

#CBC495 #95B7CB #A995CB

monochromatic

#9A904C #B7AD6C #CBC495 #DFDBBE #F3F2E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.77

#CBC495 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.87

#CBC495 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CBC495

11.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CBC495	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CBC495	1.00	1.77	11.87	11.87
#FFFFFF	1.77	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#CDC192

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CFC497

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D3BDB7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C3C3C3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cbc495;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 196, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.4% 0.063 100.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dbd5b4',
    500: '#cbc495',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cbc495;
$custom-light: #dbd5b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cbc495",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 196,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 52.222,
    "s": 34.177,
    "l": 69.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81433,
    "c": 0.06305,
    "h": 100.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.54346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CBC495

secondary

#646CA0

accent

#48AD39

background

#FEFEFD

surface

#FCFBF8

border

#D5D4D1

text

#151411

muted

#848381

Preview Lab

Preview with #CBC495

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

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