#CDAC3D#CDAC3D
#CDAC3D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.132 H 92.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDAC3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 172, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 70%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.1%, 70.2%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.44, 0.22, 58.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.44, 58.94, 89.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.39% -0.0048 0.1316) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.39% 0.132 92.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7738, 42.8235, 10.5321) |
| Luminance | 0.4282 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.59
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 3.94
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.79
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.84
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.87
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDAC3D #3D5ECD
analogous
#CD643D #CDAC3D #A6CD3D
triadic
#CDAC3D #3DCDAC #AC3DCD
tetradic
#CDAC3D #3DCD64 #3D5ECD #CD3DA6
square
#CDAC3D #3DCD64 #3D5ECD #CD3DA6
split-complementary
#CDAC3D #3DA6CD #643DCD
monochromatic
#725F1D #A3872A #CDAC3D #DAC16E #E6D69E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#CDAC3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.56
#CDAC3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDAC3D
9.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDAC3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDAC3D | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.56 | 9.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEA92E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C7B343
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD9E95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdac3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 172, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.132 92.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0c479',
500: '#cdac3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdac3d; $custom-light: #e0c479; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdac3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 172,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.25,
"s": 59.016,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75392,
"c": 0.13173,
"h": 92.1
},
"luminance": 0.42821
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDAC3D
secondary
#93A2D2
accent
#69E246
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#161209
muted
#84817B