#CBD55C#CBD55C
#CBD55C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.611; OKLCH L 84.2% C 0.145 H 113.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBD55C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 213, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 59%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(65, 57%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.7%, 0%, 56.8%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.41, -19.60, 57.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.41, 60.66, 108.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.16% -0.0577 0.133) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.16% 0.145 113.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.3557, 61.0586, 19.2560) |
| Luminance | 0.6106 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 4.60
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 5.95
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 6.12
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 6.54
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 6.67
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBD55C #665CD5
analogous
#D5A35C #CBD55C #8ED55C
triadic
#CBD55C #5CCBD5 #D55CCB
tetradic
#CBD55C #5CD5A3 #665CD5 #D55C8E
square
#CBD55C #5CD5A3 #665CD5 #D55C8E
split-complementary
#CBD55C #5C8ED5 #A35CD5
monochromatic
#889125 #B6C232 #CBD55C #DBE28D #EAEEBD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.59
#CBD55C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.21
#CBD55C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBD55C
13.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBD55C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBD55C | 1.00 | 1.59 | 13.21 | 13.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3CC4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3CE63
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7CABB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbd55c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 213, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.2% 0.145 113.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dde18e',
500: '#cbd55c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbd55c; $custom-light: #dde18e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbd55c",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 213,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 64.959,
"s": 59.024,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84158,
"c": 0.14492,
"h": 113.4
},
"luminance": 0.61058
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBD55C
secondary
#463F97
accent
#46E253
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFCF4
border
#D5D5CE
text
#15150D
muted
#84847F