#CBC56C#CBC56C
#CBC56C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.537; OKLCH L 80.9% C 0.112 H 105.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBC56C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 197, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 48%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 47%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 46.8%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.29, -10.21, 45.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.29, 46.25, 102.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.93% -0.0293 0.1078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.93% 0.112 105.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.3027, 53.7130, 22.0603) |
| Luminance | 0.5371 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.10
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 4.47
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.69
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 6.00
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 7.20
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 7.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBC56C #6C72CB
analogous
#CB956C #CBC56C #A1CB6C
triadic
#CBC56C #6CCBC5 #C56CCB
tetradic
#CBC56C #6CCB95 #6C72CB #CB6CA1
square
#CBC56C #6CCB95 #6C72CB #CB6CA1
split-complementary
#CBC56C #6CA1CB #956CCB
monochromatic
#8B8631 #B9B141 #CBC56C #DBD799 #EBE9C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#CBC56C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.74
#CBC56C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBC56C
11.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBC56C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBC56C | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.74 | 11.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2BF64
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D5C470
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7BBB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbc56c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 197, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.9% 0.112 105.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcd698',
500: '#cbc56c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbc56c; $custom-light: #dcd698; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbc56c",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 197,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.211,
"s": 47.739,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80933,
"c": 0.11168,
"h": 105.2
},
"luminance": 0.53712
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBC56C
secondary
#494E92
accent
#34BB2A
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFBF5
border
#D5D4CF
text
#15140E
muted
#84837F