#CDB257#CDB257

#CDB257 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.455; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.115 H 93.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CDB257
RGB	rgb(205, 178, 87)
HSL	hsl(46, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(46, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 13.2%, 57.6%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.23, -1.30, 49.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.23, 49.33, 91.51°)
OKLab	oklab(76.88% -0.006 0.115)
OKLCH	oklch(76.88% 0.115 93)
XYZ	xyz(42.8193, 45.5101, 15.5439)
Luminance	0.4551 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CDB257 #5772CD

analogous

#CD7757 #CDB257 #ADCD57

triadic

#CDB257 #57CDB2 #B257CD

tetradic

#CDB257 #57CD77 #5772CD #CD57AD

square

#CDB257 #57CD77 #5772CD #CD57AD

split-complementary

#CDB257 #57ADCD #7757CD

monochromatic

#836E27 #B29535 #CDB257 #DBC886 #E9DDB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.08

#CDB257 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.10

#CDB257 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CDB257

10.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CDB257	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CDB257	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)

#C2AF4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C9B75B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DCA69E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B4B4B4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cdb257;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 178, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.115 93.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dfc889',
    500: '#cdb257',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cdb257;
$custom-light: #dfc889;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cdb257",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.271,
    "s": 54.128,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76882,
    "c": 0.11511,
    "h": 93
  },
  "luminance": 0.45508
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CDB257

secondary

#A8B3D8

accent

#6CDD4A

background

#FEFCF8

surface

#FCF8F0

border

#D5D1CB

text

#16130C

muted

#84827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #CDB257

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

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