#CDB45D#CDB45D
#CDB45D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.464; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.111 H 93.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDB45D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 180, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 53%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 55%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 54.6%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.81, -1.88, 47.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.81, 47.15, 92.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.37% -0.007 0.1108) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.37% 0.111 93.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.4755, 46.4140, 17.0226) |
| Luminance | 0.4641 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.12
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.38
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.12
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.65
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.74
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDB45D #5D76CD
analogous
#CD7C5D #CDB45D #AECD5D
triadic
#CDB45D #5DCDB4 #B45DCD
tetradic
#CDB45D #5DCD7C #5D76CD #CD5DAE
square
#CDB45D #5DCD7C #5D76CD #CD5DAE
split-complementary
#CDB45D #5DAECD #7C5DCD
monochromatic
#867129 #B59938 #CDB45D #DBCA8C #EADFBB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#CDB45D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.28
#CDB45D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDB45D
10.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDB45D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDB45D | 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)
#C4B155
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB961
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DBA8A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdb45d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 180, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.111 93.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfca8d',
500: '#cdb45d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdb45d; $custom-light: #dfca8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdb45d",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 180,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.607,
"s": 52.83,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77367,
"c": 0.11104,
"h": 93.6
},
"luminance": 0.46412
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDB45D
secondary
#ADB7D9
accent
#6CDC4C
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#15130C
muted
#84827D