#CDB159#CDB159

#CDB159 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.451; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.113 H 91.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CDB159
RGB	rgb(205, 177, 89)
HSL	hsl(46, 54%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(46, 57%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 56.6%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.99, -0.62, 48.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.99, 48.08, 90.74°)
OKLab	oklab(76.7% -0.0038 0.1125)
OKLCH	oklch(76.7% 0.113 91.9)
XYZ	xyz(42.7039, 45.1468, 15.9141)
Luminance	0.4515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CDB159 #5975CD

analogous

#CD7759 #CDB159 #AFCD59

triadic

#CDB159 #59CDB1 #B159CD

tetradic

#CDB159 #59CD77 #5975CD #CD59AF

square

#CDB159 #59CD77 #5975CD #CD59AF

split-complementary

#CDB159 #59AFCD #7759CD

monochromatic

#846E28 #B39536 #CDB159 #DBC788 #E9DDB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.09

#CDB159 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.03

#CDB159 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CDB159

10.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CDB159	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CDB159	1.00	2.09	10.03	10.03
#FFFFFF	2.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C1AE51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C8B75D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DCA59D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cdb159;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 177, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.113 91.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dfc88a',
    500: '#cdb159',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cdb159;
$custom-light: #dfc88a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cdb159",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 177,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.517,
    "s": 53.704,
    "l": 57.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76701,
    "c": 0.11257,
    "h": 91.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.45145
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CDB159

secondary

#AAB5D8

accent

#6EDD4B

background

#FEFCF8

surface

#FCF8F0

border

#D5D1CB

text

#16130C

muted

#84827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #CDB159

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

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