#CDB25A#CDB25A
#CDB25A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.112 H 92.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDB25A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 178, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 53%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 56%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.2%, 56.1%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.26, -1.07, 47.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.26, 47.92, 91.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.92% -0.005 0.1123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.92% 0.112 92.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9444, 45.5602, 16.2028) |
| Luminance | 0.4556 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.64
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.23
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.71
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.66
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.05
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDB25A #5A75CD
analogous
#CD785A #CDB25A #AECD5A
triadic
#CDB25A #5ACDB2 #B25ACD
tetradic
#CDB25A #5ACD78 #5A75CD #CD5AAE
square
#CDB25A #5ACD78 #5A75CD #CD5AAE
split-complementary
#CDB25A #5AAECD #785ACD
monochromatic
#846F28 #B39636 #CDB25A #DBC889 #E9DEB8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#CDB25A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.11
#CDB25A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDB25A
10.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDB25A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDB25A | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.11 | 10.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2AF52
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B75E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DCA69E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdb25a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 178, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.112 92.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfc88b',
500: '#cdb25a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdb25a; $custom-light: #dfc88b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdb25a",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 178,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.913,
"s": 53.488,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76918,
"c": 0.11236,
"h": 92.6
},
"luminance": 0.45558
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDB25A
secondary
#AAB5D8
accent
#6DDD4B
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#15130C
muted
#84827D