#CBC97D#CBC97D
#CBC97D is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.559; OKLCH L 82.0% C 0.098 H 107.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBC97D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 201, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 43%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 38%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1%, 38.4%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.59, -10.50, 38.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.59, 39.64, 105.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.03% -0.0287 0.0933) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.03% 0.098 107.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.2176, 55.9515, 27.6051) |
| Luminance | 0.5595 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 3.38
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 4.46
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.65
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 5.59
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 6.61
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBC97D #7D7FCB
analogous
#CBA27D #CBC97D #A6CB7D
triadic
#CBC97D #7DCBC9 #C97DCB
tetradic
#CBC97D #7DCBA2 #7D7FCB #CB7DA6
square
#CBC97D #7DCBA2 #7D7FCB #CB7DA6
split-complementary
#CBC97D #7DA6CB #A27DCB
monochromatic
#93913B #BAB751 #CBC97D #DCDBA9 #EEEDD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#CBC97D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.19
#CBC97D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBC97D
12.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBC97D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBC97D | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.19 | 12.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5C377
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D6C780
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5C0B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbc97d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 201, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.0% 0.098 107.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcd9a3',
500: '#cbc97d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbc97d; $custom-light: #dcd9a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbc97d",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 201,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.462,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82034,
"c": 0.09764,
"h": 107.1
},
"luminance": 0.5595
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBC97D
secondary
#53549A
accent
#33B630
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFBF5
border
#D5D4CF
text
#15140F
muted
#848380