#CDB462#CDB462

#CDB462 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.465; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.106 H 92.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CDB462
RGB	rgb(205, 180, 98)
HSL	hsl(46, 52%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(46, 52%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 52.2%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.87, -1.46, 44.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.87, 44.75, 91.87°)
OKLab	oklab(77.43% -0.0052 0.1061)
OKLCH	oklch(77.43% 0.106 92.8)
XYZ	xyz(43.7043, 46.5055, 18.2273)
Luminance	0.4650 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CDB462 #627BCD

analogous

#CD7F62 #CDB462 #B1CD62

triadic

#CDB462 #62CDB4 #B462CD

tetradic

#CDB462 #62CD7F #627BCD #CD62B1

square

#CDB462 #62CD7F #627BCD #CD62B1

split-complementary

#CDB462 #62B1CD #7F62CD

monochromatic

#89732C #B79A3A #CDB462 #DCCA90 #EBE0BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.04

#CDB462 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.30

#CDB462 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CDB462

10.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CDB462	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CDB462	1.00	2.04	10.30	10.30
#FFFFFF	2.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.30	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.30	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C3B15B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CAB965

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DBA9A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B6B6B6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cdb462;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 180, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.106 92.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#deca90',
    500: '#cdb462',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cdb462;
$custom-light: #deca90;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cdb462",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.981,
    "s": 51.691,
    "l": 59.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77432,
    "c": 0.10621,
    "h": 92.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.46503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CDB462

secondary

#B1BADA

accent

#6EDB4D

background

#FDFCF9

surface

#FBF8F1

border

#D4D1CB

text

#15130D

muted

#83827E

Preview Lab

Preview with #CDB462

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

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