#CDB555#CDB555

#CDB555 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.467; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.119 H 95.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CDB555
RGB	rgb(205, 181, 85)
HSL	hsl(48, 55%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(48, 59%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 58.5%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.99, -3.03, 51.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.99, 51.22, 93.39°)
OKLab	oklab(77.48% -0.0113 0.1186)
OKLCH	oklch(77.48% 0.119 95.4)
XYZ	xyz(43.3422, 46.6848, 15.3206)
Luminance	0.4668 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CDB555 #556DCD

analogous

#CD7955 #CDB555 #A9CD55

triadic

#CDB555 #55CDB5 #B555CD

tetradic

#CDB555 #55CD79 #556DCD #CD55A9

square

#CDB555 #55CD79 #556DCD #CD55A9

split-complementary

#CDB555 #55A9CD #7955CD

monochromatic

#826F26 #B19834 #CDB555 #DBCA84 #E9DEB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.03

#CDB555 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.34

#CDB555 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CDB555

10.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CDB555	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CDB555	1.00	2.03	10.34	10.34
#FFFFFF	2.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.34	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.34	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C5B14B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CCB959

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DCA9A0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B6B6B6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cdb555;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 181, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.119 95.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dfca88',
    500: '#cdb555',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cdb555;
$custom-light: #dfca88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cdb555",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 48,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77476,
    "c": 0.11915,
    "h": 95.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.46683
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CDB555

secondary

#A6B0D7

accent

#68DE4A

background

#FEFCF8

surface

#FCF8F0

border

#D5D1CB

text

#16130C

muted

#84827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #CDB555

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

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