#CDB456#CDB456

#CDB456 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.463; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.117 H 94.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CDB456
RGB	rgb(205, 180, 86)
HSL	hsl(47, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(47, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 58%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.74, -2.43, 50.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.74, 50.43, 92.76°)
OKLab	oklab(77.28% -0.0094 0.1171)
OKLCH	oklch(77.28% 0.118 94.6)
XYZ	xyz(43.1796, 46.2956, 15.4638)
Luminance	0.4629 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CDB456 #566FCD

analogous

#CD7956 #CDB456 #ABCD56

triadic

#CDB456 #56CDB4 #B456CD

tetradic

#CDB456 #56CD79 #566FCD #CD56AB

square

#CDB456 #56CD79 #566FCD #CD56AB

split-complementary

#CDB456 #56ABCD #7956CD

monochromatic

#826F26 #B19734 #CDB456 #DBC985 #E9DEB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.05

#CDB456 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.26

#CDB456 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CDB456

10.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CDB456	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CDB456	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)

#C4B14D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CBB95A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DCA89F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B5B5B5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cdb456;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 180, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.117 94.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dfca89',
    500: '#cdb456',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cdb456;
$custom-light: #dfca89;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cdb456",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 47.395,
    "s": 54.338,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77282,
    "c": 0.1175,
    "h": 94.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.46294
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CDB456

secondary

#A7B1D8

accent

#69DE4A

background

#FEFCF8

surface

#FCF8F0

border

#D5D1CB

text

#16130C

muted

#84827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #CDB456

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

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