#CDAC43#CDAC43
#CDAC43 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.128 H 91.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDAC43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 172, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.1%, 67.3%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.48, 0.55, 56.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.48, 56.48, 89.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.44% -0.0032 0.1275) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.44% 0.128 91.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9446, 42.8918, 11.4314) |
| Luminance | 0.4289 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.05
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.16
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.50
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 5.36
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.50
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDAC43 #4364CD
analogous
#CD6743 #CDAC43 #A9CD43
triadic
#CDAC43 #43CDAC #AC43CD
tetradic
#CDAC43 #43CD67 #4364CD #CD43A9
square
#CDAC43 #43CD67 #4364CD #CD43A9
split-complementary
#CDAC43 #43A9CD #6743CD
monochromatic
#76611F #A7892C #CDAC43 #DAC173 #E7D7A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#CDAC43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.58
#CDAC43 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDAC43
9.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDAC43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDAC43 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.58 | 9.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAA36
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6B348
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD9F96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdac43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 172, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.128 91.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0c47c',
500: '#cdac43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdac43; $custom-light: #e0c47c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdac43",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 172,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.652,
"s": 57.983,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75443,
"c": 0.1275,
"h": 91.4
},
"luminance": 0.42889
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDAC43
secondary
#98A6D4
accent
#6CE147
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#16120A
muted
#84817C