#CDB14B#CDB14B
#CDB14B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.125 H 93.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDB14B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 177, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 57%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 63%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 63.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.85, -1.61, 54.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.85, 54.46, 91.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.55% -0.0084 0.1244) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.55% 0.125 93.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1709, 44.9336, 13.1070) |
| Luminance | 0.4493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.19
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.47
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.32
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.46
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.54
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDB14B #4B67CD
analogous
#CD704B #CDB14B #A8CD4B
triadic
#CDB14B #4BCDB1 #B14BCD
tetradic
#CDB14B #4BCD70 #4B67CD #CD4BA8
square
#CDB14B #4BCD70 #4B67CD #CD4BA8
split-complementary
#CDB14B #4BA8CD #704BCD
monochromatic
#7B6822 #AB9130 #CDB14B #DAC67B #E8DBAB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#CDB14B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#CDB14B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDB14B
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDB14B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDB14B | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2AE40
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B650
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DDA49B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdb14b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 177, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.125 93.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfc881',
500: '#cdb14b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdb14b; $custom-light: #dfc881; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdb14b",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 177,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.077,
"s": 56.522,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76545,
"c": 0.12464,
"h": 93.9
},
"luminance": 0.44931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDB14B
secondary
#9FAAD5
accent
#69E048
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#16130B
muted
#84827C