#CDB45F#CDB45F
#CDB45F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.464; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.109 H 93.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDB45F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 180, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 52%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 54%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 53.7%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.84, -1.71, 46.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.84, 46.19, 92.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.39% -0.0063 0.109) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.39% 0.109 93.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.5653, 46.4499, 17.4952) |
| Luminance | 0.4645 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.93
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.10
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.93
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.44
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.61
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDB45F #5F78CD
analogous
#CD7D5F #CDB45F #AFCD5F
triadic
#CDB45F #5FCDB4 #B45FCD
tetradic
#CDB45F #5FCD7D #5F78CD #CD5FAF
square
#CDB45F #5FCD7D #5F78CD #CD5FAF
split-complementary
#CDB45F #5FAFCD #7D5FCD
monochromatic
#87722A #B69A39 #CDB45F #DCCA8E #EAE0BC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#CDB45F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.29
#CDB45F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDB45F
10.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDB45F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDB45F | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.29 | 10.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B157
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB962
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DBA8A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdb45f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 180, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.109 93.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfca8e',
500: '#cdb45f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdb45f; $custom-light: #dfca8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdb45f",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 180,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.364,
"s": 52.381,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77392,
"c": 0.10913,
"h": 93.3
},
"luminance": 0.46448
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDB45F
secondary
#AEB8DA
accent
#6DDC4C
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15130C
muted
#83827D