#CDB256#CDB256

#CDB256 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.455; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.116 H 93.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CDB256
RGB	rgb(205, 178, 86)
HSL	hsl(46, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(46, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 13.2%, 58%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.22, -1.37, 49.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.22, 49.79, 91.58°)
OKLab	oklab(76.87% -0.0064 0.1158)
OKLCH	oklch(76.87% 0.116 93.2)
XYZ	xyz(42.7787, 45.4939, 15.3302)
Luminance	0.4549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CDB256 #5671CD

analogous

#CD7756 #CDB256 #ACCD56

triadic

#CDB256 #56CDB2 #B256CD

tetradic

#CDB256 #56CD77 #5671CD #CD56AC

square

#CDB256 #56CD77 #5671CD #CD56AC

split-complementary

#CDB256 #56ACCD #7756CD

monochromatic

#826D26 #B19534 #CDB256 #DBC885 #E9DDB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.08

#CDB256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.10

#CDB256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CDB256

10.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CDB256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CDB256	1.00	2.08	10.10	10.10
#FFFFFF	2.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C2AF4D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C9B75A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DCA69D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B4B4B4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cdb256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 178, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.116 93.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dfc888',
    500: '#cdb256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cdb256;
$custom-light: #dfc888;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cdb256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.387,
    "s": 54.338,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7687,
    "c": 0.11601,
    "h": 93.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.45492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CDB256

secondary

#A7B2D8

accent

#6CDE4A

background

#FEFCF8

surface

#FCF8F0

border

#D5D1CB

text

#16130C

muted

#84827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #CDB256

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

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