#CDB156#CDB156

#CDB156 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.451; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.115 H 92.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CDB156
RGB	rgb(205, 177, 86)
HSL	hsl(46, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(46, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 58%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.96, -0.85, 49.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.96, 49.48, 90.98°)
OKLab	oklab(76.67% -0.0049 0.1152)
OKLCH	oklch(76.67% 0.115 92.4)
XYZ	xyz(42.5805, 45.0974, 15.2641)
Luminance	0.4510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CDB156 #5672CD

analogous

#CD7556 #CDB156 #AECD56

triadic

#CDB156 #56CDB1 #B156CD

tetradic

#CDB156 #56CD75 #5672CD #CD56AE

square

#CDB156 #56CD75 #5672CD #CD56AE

split-complementary

#CDB156 #56AECD #7556CD

monochromatic

#826D26 #B19434 #CDB156 #DBC785 #E9DDB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.10

#CDB156 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.02

#CDB156 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CDB156

10.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CDB156	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CDB156	1.00	2.10	10.02	10.02
#FFFFFF	2.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C2AE4D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C9B75A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DCA59D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cdb156;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 177, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.115 92.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dfc888',
    500: '#cdb156',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cdb156;
$custom-light: #dfc888;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cdb156",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 177,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.882,
    "s": 54.338,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76665,
    "c": 0.11529,
    "h": 92.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.45095
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CDB156

secondary

#A7B3D8

accent

#6DDE4A

background

#FEFCF8

surface

#FCF8F0

border

#D5D1CB

text

#16130C

muted

#84827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #CDB156

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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