#CDB45C#CDB45C
#CDB45C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.464; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.112 H 93.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDB45C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 180, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 53%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 55%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 55.1%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.80, -1.96, 47.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.80, 47.62, 92.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.35% -0.0074 0.1117) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.35% 0.112 93.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.4315, 46.3964, 16.7908) |
| Luminance | 0.4639 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.21
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.52
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.22
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.68
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.89
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDB45C #5C75CD
analogous
#CD7B5C #CDB45C #ADCD5C
triadic
#CDB45C #5CCDB4 #B45CCD
tetradic
#CDB45C #5CCD7B #5C75CD #CD5CAD
square
#CDB45C #5CCD7B #5C75CD #CD5CAD
split-complementary
#CDB45C #5CADCD #7B5CCD
monochromatic
#867129 #B49937 #CDB45C #DBCA8B #EADFBA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#CDB45C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.28
#CDB45C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDB45C
10.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDB45C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDB45C | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.28 | 10.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B154
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB960
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DCA8A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdb45c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 180, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.112 93.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfca8c',
500: '#cdb45c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdb45c; $custom-light: #dfca8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdb45c",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 180,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.726,
"s": 53.052,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77354,
"c": 0.11198,
"h": 93.8
},
"luminance": 0.46394
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDB45C
secondary
#ACB6D9
accent
#6BDC4B
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#15130C
muted
#84827D