#CDB357#CDB357

#CDB357 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.116 H 93.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CDB357
RGB	rgb(205, 179, 87)
HSL	hsl(47, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(47, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 57.6%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.49, -1.83, 49.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.49, 49.64, 92.11°)
OKLab	oklab(77.09% -0.0076 0.1156)
OKLCH	oklch(77.09% 0.116 93.7)
XYZ	xyz(43.0190, 45.9095, 15.6104)
Luminance	0.4591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CDB357 #5771CD

analogous

#CD7857 #CDB357 #ACCD57

triadic

#CDB357 #57CDB3 #B357CD

tetradic

#CDB357 #57CD78 #5771CD #CD57AC

square

#CDB357 #57CD78 #5771CD #CD57AC

split-complementary

#CDB357 #57ACCD #7857CD

monochromatic

#836E27 #B29635 #CDB357 #DBC886 #E9DEB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.06

#CDB357 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.18

#CDB357 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CDB357

10.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CDB357	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CDB357	1.00	2.06	10.18	10.18
#FFFFFF	2.06	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.18	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.18	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C3B04E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CAB85B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DCA79E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B4B4B4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cdb357;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 179, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.116 93.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dfc989',
    500: '#cdb357',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cdb357;
$custom-light: #dfc989;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cdb357",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 179,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.78,
    "s": 54.128,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77087,
    "c": 0.11584,
    "h": 93.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.45907
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CDB357

secondary

#A8B3D8

accent

#6BDD4A

background

#FEFCF8

surface

#FCF8F0

border

#D5D1CB

text

#16130C

muted

#84827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #CDB357

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

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