#CDB45A#CDB45A
#CDB45A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.464; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.114 H 94.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDB45A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 180, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 53%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 56%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 56.1%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.78, -2.12, 48.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.78, 48.56, 92.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.33% -0.0081 0.1136) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.33% 0.114 94.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.3453, 46.3619, 16.3365) |
| Luminance | 0.4636 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.42
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.80
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.43
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.74
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.04
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDB45A #5A73CD
analogous
#CD7B5A #CDB45A #ACCD5A
triadic
#CDB45A #5ACDB4 #B45ACD
tetradic
#CDB45A #5ACD7B #5A73CD #CD5AAC
square
#CDB45A #5ACD7B #5A73CD #CD5AAC
split-complementary
#CDB45A #5AACCD #7B5ACD
monochromatic
#847028 #B39836 #CDB45A #DBC989 #E9DFB8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#CDB45A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.27
#CDB45A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDB45A
10.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDB45A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDB45A | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.27 | 10.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B151
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB95E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DCA8A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdb45a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 180, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.114 94.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfca8b',
500: '#cdb45a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdb45a; $custom-light: #dfca8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdb45a",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 180,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.957,
"s": 53.488,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77329,
"c": 0.11386,
"h": 94.1
},
"luminance": 0.4636
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDB45A
secondary
#AAB4D8
accent
#6BDD4B
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#15130C
muted
#84827D