#CBCA79#CBCA79
#CBCA79 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.563; OKLCH L 82.2% C 0.103 H 107.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBCA79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 202, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 44%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 40%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 40.4%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.80, -11.44, 40.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.80, 42.09, 105.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.18% -0.0317 0.0983) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.18% 0.103 107.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.2011, 56.3191, 26.3643) |
| Luminance | 0.5632 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 2.76
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 4.24
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.90
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 5.56
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 6.40
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBCA79 #797ACB
analogous
#CBA179 #CBCA79 #A3CB79
triadic
#CBCA79 #79CBCA #CA79CB
tetradic
#CBCA79 #79CBA1 #797ACB #CB79A3
square
#CBCA79 #79CBA1 #797ACB #CB79A3
split-complementary
#CBCA79 #79A3CB #A179CB
monochromatic
#919038 #BAB94D #CBCA79 #DCDBA5 #EDEDD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.71
#CBCA79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.26
#CBCA79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBCA79
12.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBCA79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBCA79 | 1.00 | 1.71 | 12.26 | 12.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6C473
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D8C77D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6C1B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbca79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 202, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.2% 0.103 107.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcdaa1',
500: '#cbca79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbca79; $custom-light: #dcdaa1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbca79",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 202,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.268,
"s": 44.086,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82182,
"c": 0.10331,
"h": 107.9
},
"luminance": 0.56318
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBCA79
secondary
#505198
accent
#30B72E
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFBF5
border
#D5D4CF
text
#15140F
muted
#848380