#CDB14D#CDB14D
#CDB14D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.123 H 93.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDB14D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 177, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 62.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.87, -1.48, 53.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.87, 53.58, 91.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.57% -0.0078 0.1228) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.57% 0.123 93.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2405, 44.9614, 13.4732) |
| Luminance | 0.4496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.94
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.65
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.59
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.72
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.79
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDB14D #4D69CD
analogous
#CD714D #CDB14D #A9CD4D
triadic
#CDB14D #4DCDB1 #B14DCD
tetradic
#CDB14D #4DCD71 #4D69CD #CD4DA9
square
#CDB14D #4DCD71 #4D69CD #CD4DA9
split-complementary
#CDB14D #4DA9CD #714DCD
monochromatic
#7D6923 #AC9130 #CDB14D #DAC67D #E8DBAD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#CDB14D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#CDB14D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDB14D
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDB14D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDB14D | 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)
#C2AE42
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B652
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DDA49B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdb14d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 177, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.123 93.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfc883',
500: '#cdb14d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdb14d; $custom-light: #dfc883; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdb14d",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 177,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.875,
"s": 56.14,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76565,
"c": 0.12302,
"h": 93.6
},
"luminance": 0.44959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDB14D
secondary
#A0ACD6
accent
#69DF48
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#16130B
muted
#84827C