#CDB557#CDB557

#CDB557 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.467; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.117 H 95.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CDB557
RGB	rgb(205, 181, 87)
HSL	hsl(48, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(48, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 57.6%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.01, -2.88, 50.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.01, 50.29, 93.28°)
OKLab	oklab(77.5% -0.0106 0.1169)
OKLCH	oklch(77.5% 0.117 95.2)
XYZ	xyz(43.4228, 46.7170, 15.7450)
Luminance	0.4672 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CDB557 #576FCD

analogous

#CD7A57 #CDB557 #AACD57

triadic

#CDB557 #57CDB5 #B557CD

tetradic

#CDB557 #57CD7A #576FCD #CD57AA

square

#CDB557 #57CD7A #576FCD #CD57AA

split-complementary

#CDB557 #57AACD #7A57CD

monochromatic

#837027 #B29835 #CDB557 #DBCA86 #E9DFB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.03

#CDB557 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.34

#CDB557 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CDB557

10.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CDB557	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CDB557	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)

#C5B24E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CBB95B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DCA9A0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B6B6B6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cdb557;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 181, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.117 95.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dfca89',
    500: '#cdb557',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cdb557;
$custom-light: #dfca89;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cdb557",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 47.797,
    "s": 54.128,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.775,
    "c": 0.11737,
    "h": 95.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.46715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CDB557

secondary

#A8B2D8

accent

#68DD4A

background

#FEFCF8

surface

#FCF8F0

border

#D5D1CB

text

#16130C

muted

#84827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #CDB557

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

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