#CDB13C#CDB13C
#CDB13C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.136 H 95.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDB13C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 177, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 70.7%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.73, -2.47, 60.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.73, 60.69, 92.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.41% -0.0126 0.1351) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.41% 0.136 95.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7167, 44.7519, 10.7148) |
| Luminance | 0.4475 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.52
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.57
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 3.70
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 3.91
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.42
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDB13C #3C58CD
analogous
#CD693C #CDB13C #A1CD3C
triadic
#CDB13C #3CCDB1 #B13CCD
tetradic
#CDB13C #3CCD69 #3C58CD #CD3CA1
square
#CDB13C #3CCD69 #3C58CD #CD3CA1
split-complementary
#CDB13C #3CA1CD #693CCD
monochromatic
#71611D #A28B2A #CDB13C #D9C46D #E6D89D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#CDB13C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.95
#CDB13C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDB13C
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDB13C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDB13C | 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)
#C3AD2B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB643
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DDA399
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdb13c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 177, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.136 95.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0c779',
500: '#cdb13c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdb13c; $custom-light: #e0c779; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdb13c",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 177,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.414,
"s": 59.184,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76411,
"c": 0.13565,
"h": 95.3
},
"luminance": 0.4475
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDB13C
secondary
#939FD2
accent
#64E245
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#161309
muted
#84827B