#CDB059#CDB059

#CDB059 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.112 H 91.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CDB059
RGB	rgb(205, 176, 89)
HSL	hsl(45, 54%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(45, 57%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 14.1%, 56.6%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.73, -0.09, 47.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.73, 47.78, 90.11°)
OKLab	oklab(76.5% -0.0023 0.1119)
OKLCH	oklch(76.5% 0.112 91.2)
XYZ	xyz(42.5071, 44.7532, 15.8485)
Luminance	0.4475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CDB059 #5976CD

analogous

#CD7659 #CDB059 #B0CD59

triadic

#CDB059 #59CDB0 #B059CD

tetradic

#CDB059 #59CD76 #5976CD #CD59B0

square

#CDB059 #59CD76 #5976CD #CD59B0

split-complementary

#CDB059 #59B0CD #7659CD

monochromatic

#846D28 #B39436 #CDB059 #DBC688 #E9DDB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11

#CDB059 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.95

#CDB059 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CDB059

9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CDB059	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CDB059	1.00	2.11	9.95	9.95
#FFFFFF	2.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C0AE51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C8B65C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DCA49C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cdb059;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 176, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.112 91.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dfc78a',
    500: '#cdb059',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cdb059;
$custom-light: #dfc78a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cdb059",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45,
    "s": 53.704,
    "l": 57.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76496,
    "c": 0.11187,
    "h": 91.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.44751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CDB059

secondary

#AAB5D8

accent

#6FDD4B

background

#FEFCF8

surface

#FCF8F0

border

#D5D1CB

text

#16130C

muted

#84827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #CDB059

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

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