#CDB539#CDB539
#CDB539 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.463; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.140 H 97.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDB539 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 181, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 60%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 72%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 72.2%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.76, -4.71, 62.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.76, 62.99, 94.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.22% -0.0193 0.1391) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.22% 0.14 97.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.4413, 46.3244, 10.5761) |
| Luminance | 0.4632 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.04
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 3.07
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 3.43
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.89
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 3.97
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDB539 #3951CD
analogous
#CD6B39 #CDB539 #9BCD39
triadic
#CDB539 #39CDB5 #B539CD
tetradic
#CDB539 #39CD6B #3951CD #CD399B
square
#CDB539 #39CD6B #3951CD #CD399B
split-complementary
#CDB539 #399BCD #6B39CD
monochromatic
#6F621C #A08D28 #CDB539 #D9C76A #E6DA9B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#CDB539 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.26
#CDB539 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDB539
10.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDB539 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDB539 | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.26 | 10.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B125
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDB941
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DDA79C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdb539; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 181, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.140 97.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0ca77',
500: '#cdb539',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdb539; $custom-light: #e0ca77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdb539",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 181,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.27,
"s": 59.677,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77218,
"c": 0.14045,
"h": 97.9
},
"luminance": 0.46322
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDB539
secondary
#909BD2
accent
#5FE345
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#161309
muted
#84827B