#CBC637#CBC637
#CBC637 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.534; OKLCH L 80.6% C 0.156 H 107.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBC637 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 198, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 59%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 73%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.5%, 72.9%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.09, -14.38, 67.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.09, 69.15, 102.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.62% -0.0467 0.149) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.62% 0.156 107.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5141, 53.3621, 11.5161) |
| Luminance | 0.5336 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 2.43
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 2.53
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 2.75
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 3.70
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.32
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 4.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBC637 #373CCB
analogous
#CB7C37 #CBC637 #86CB37
triadic
#CBC637 #37CBC6 #C637CB
tetradic
#CBC637 #37CB7C #373CCB #CB3786
square
#CBC637 #37CB7C #373CCB #CB3786
split-complementary
#CBC637 #3786CB #7C37CB
monochromatic
#6C691C #9C9829 #CBC637 #D8D468 #E4E298
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.80
#CBC637 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.67
#CBC637 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBC637
11.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBC637 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBC637 | 1.00 | 1.80 | 11.67 | 11.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7BE1B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C342
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DAB9AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbc637; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 198, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.6% 0.156 107.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfd778',
500: '#cbc637',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbc637; $custom-light: #dfd778; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbc637",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 198,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.973,
"s": 58.73,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80617,
"c": 0.15618,
"h": 107.4
},
"luminance": 0.53361
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBC637
secondary
#313375
accent
#4BE246
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FCFBF1
border
#D5D4CB
text
#16140A
muted
#84837D