#CDB455#CDB455

#CDB455 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.463; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.118 H 94.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CDB455
RGB	rgb(205, 180, 85)
HSL	hsl(48, 55%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(48, 59%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 58.5%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.73, -2.50, 50.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.73, 50.89, 92.82°)
OKLab	oklab(77.27% -0.0098 0.118)
OKLCH	oklch(77.27% 0.118 94.7)
XYZ	xyz(43.1396, 46.2796, 15.2531)
Luminance	0.4628 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CDB455 #556ECD

analogous

#CD7855 #CDB455 #AACD55

triadic

#CDB455 #55CDB4 #B455CD

tetradic

#CDB455 #55CD78 #556ECD #CD55AA

square

#CDB455 #55CD78 #556ECD #CD55AA

split-complementary

#CDB455 #55AACD #7855CD

monochromatic

#826E26 #B19734 #CDB455 #DBC984 #E9DEB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.05

#CDB455 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.26

#CDB455 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CDB455

10.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CDB455	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CDB455	1.00	2.05	10.26	10.26
#FFFFFF	2.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.26	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.26	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C4B14B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CBB959

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DCA89F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B5B5B5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cdb455;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 180, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.118 94.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dfca88',
    500: '#cdb455',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cdb455;
$custom-light: #dfca88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cdb455",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 47.5,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7727,
    "c": 0.11838,
    "h": 94.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.46278
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CDB455

secondary

#A6B1D7

accent

#69DE4A

background

#FEFCF8

surface

#FCF8F0

border

#D5D1CB

text

#16130C

muted

#84827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #CDB455

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

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