#CDB261#CDB261

#CDB261 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.457; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.106 H 91.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CDB261
RGB	rgb(205, 178, 97)
HSL	hsl(45, 52%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(45, 53%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 13.2%, 52.7%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.34, -0.49, 44.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.34, 44.59, 90.63°)
OKLab	oklab(77.01% -0.0025 0.1057)
OKLCH	oklch(77.01% 0.106 91.4)
XYZ	xyz(43.2565, 45.6850, 17.8466)
Luminance	0.4568 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CDB261 #617CCD

analogous

#CD7C61 #CDB261 #B2CD61

triadic

#CDB261 #61CDB2 #B261CD

tetradic

#CDB261 #61CD7C #617CCD #CD61B2

square

#CDB261 #61CD7C #617CCD #CD61B2

split-complementary

#CDB261 #61B2CD #7C61CD

monochromatic

#88712B #B7983A #CDB261 #DCC98F #EADFBE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.07

#CDB261 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.14

#CDB261 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CDB261

10.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CDB261	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CDB261	1.00	2.07	10.14	10.14
#FFFFFF	2.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.14	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.14	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C2B05A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C8B764

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DBA79F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B4B4B4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cdb261;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 178, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.106 91.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dec890',
    500: '#cdb261',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cdb261;
$custom-light: #dec890;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cdb261",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45,
    "s": 51.923,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77009,
    "c": 0.10571,
    "h": 91.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.45683
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CDB261

secondary

#B0BADA

accent

#70DB4C

background

#FDFCF8

surface

#FBF8F0

border

#D4D1CB

text

#15130D

muted

#83827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #CDB261

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

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