#CDB057#CDB057

#CDB057 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.114 H 91.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CDB057
RGB	rgb(205, 176, 87)
HSL	hsl(45, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(45, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 14.1%, 57.6%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.71, -0.24, 48.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.71, 48.71, 90.29°)
OKLab	oklab(76.47% -0.003 0.1137)
OKLCH	oklch(76.47% 0.114 91.5)
XYZ	xyz(42.4243, 44.7201, 15.4122)
Luminance	0.4472 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CDB057 #5774CD

analogous

#CD7557 #CDB057 #AFCD57

triadic

#CDB057 #57CDB0 #B057CD

tetradic

#CDB057 #57CD75 #5774CD #CD57AF

square

#CDB057 #57CD75 #5774CD #CD57AF

split-complementary

#CDB057 #57AFCD #7557CD

monochromatic

#836C27 #B29335 #CDB057 #DBC686 #E9DCB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11

#CDB057 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.94

#CDB057 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CDB057

9.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CDB057	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CDB057	1.00	2.11	9.94	9.94
#FFFFFF	2.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C1AE4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C8B65B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DCA49C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cdb057;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 176, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.114 91.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dfc789',
    500: '#cdb057',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cdb057;
$custom-light: #dfc789;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cdb057",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.254,
    "s": 54.128,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76472,
    "c": 0.11369,
    "h": 91.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.44718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CDB057

secondary

#A8B4D8

accent

#6EDD4A

background

#FEFCF8

surface

#FCF8F0

border

#D5D1CB

text

#16130C

muted

#84827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #CDB057

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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