#CDB14E#CDB14E
#CDB14E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.122 H 93.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDB14E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 177, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 62%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.88, -1.42, 53.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.88, 53.13, 91.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.58% -0.0075 0.122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.58% 0.122 93.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2760, 44.9756, 13.6606) |
| Luminance | 0.4497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.81
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.74
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.68
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.72
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.74
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDB14E #4E6ACD
analogous
#CD724E #CDB14E #A9CD4E
triadic
#CDB14E #4ECDB1 #B14ECD
tetradic
#CDB14E #4ECD72 #4E6ACD #CD4EA9
square
#CDB14E #4ECD72 #4E6ACD #CD4EA9
split-complementary
#CDB14E #4EA9CD #724ECD
monochromatic
#7D6923 #AD9231 #CDB14E #DAC67E #E8DBAD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#CDB14E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#CDB14E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDB14E
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDB14E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDB14E | 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)
#C2AE43
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B653
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DCA49B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdb14e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 177, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.122 93.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfc883',
500: '#cdb14e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdb14e; $custom-light: #dfc883; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdb14e",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 177,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.772,
"s": 55.947,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76575,
"c": 0.1222,
"h": 93.5
},
"luminance": 0.44973
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDB14E
secondary
#A1ADD6
accent
#6ADF49
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#16130B
muted
#84827C