#CDB13E#CDB13E
#CDB13E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.134 H 95.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDB13E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 177, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 70%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 69.8%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.74, -2.37, 59.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.74, 59.91, 92.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.43% -0.0121 0.1338) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.43% 0.134 95.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7706, 44.7734, 10.9985) |
| Luminance | 0.4477 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.61
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.79
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 3.92
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.10
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.58
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDB13E #3E5ACD
analogous
#CD6A3E #CDB13E #A1CD3E
triadic
#CDB13E #3ECDB1 #B13ECD
tetradic
#CDB13E #3ECD6A #3E5ACD #CD3EA1
square
#CDB13E #3ECD6A #3E5ACD #CD3EA1
split-complementary
#CDB13E #3EA1CD #6A3ECD
monochromatic
#73621E #A38C2A #CDB13E #DAC56F #E6D89F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#CDB13E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.95
#CDB13E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDB13E
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDB13E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDB13E | 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)
#C3AD2E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB644
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DDA39A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdb13e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 177, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.134 95.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0c77a',
500: '#cdb13e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdb13e; $custom-light: #e0c77a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdb13e",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 177,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.252,
"s": 58.848,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76427,
"c": 0.13431,
"h": 95.2
},
"luminance": 0.44771
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDB13E
secondary
#94A0D3
accent
#64E246
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#16130A
muted
#84827C