#CDB03C#CDB03C
#CDB03C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.135 H 94.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDB03C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 176, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.1%, 70.7%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.47, -1.94, 60.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.47, 60.41, 91.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.21% -0.0111 0.1345) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.21% 0.135 94.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.5199, 44.3583, 10.6492) |
| Luminance | 0.4436 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.43
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.75
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 3.89
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.06
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.39
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDB03C #3C59CD
analogous
#CD683C #CDB03C #A2CD3C
triadic
#CDB03C #3CCDB0 #B03CCD
tetradic
#CDB03C #3CCD68 #3C59CD #CD3CA2
square
#CDB03C #3CCD68 #3C59CD #CD3CA2
split-complementary
#CDB03C #3CA2CD #683CCD
monochromatic
#71611D #A28A2A #CDB03C #D9C46D #E6D79D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#CDB03C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.87
#CDB03C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDB03C
9.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDB03C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDB03C | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.87 | 9.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2AD2B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB642
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DDA299
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdb03c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 176, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.135 94.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0c779',
500: '#cdb03c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdb03c; $custom-light: #e0c779; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdb03c",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 176,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48,
"s": 59.184,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76205,
"c": 0.13497,
"h": 94.7
},
"luminance": 0.44356
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDB03C
secondary
#939FD2
accent
#65E245
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#161309
muted
#84827B