#CDB55D#CDB55D

#CDB55D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.468; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.112 H 94.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CDB55D
RGB	rgb(205, 181, 93)
HSL	hsl(47, 53%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(47, 55%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 54.6%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.07, -2.41, 47.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.07, 47.48, 92.90°)
OKLab	oklab(77.57% -0.0085 0.1115)
OKLCH	oklch(77.57% 0.112 94.4)
XYZ	xyz(43.6781, 46.8192, 17.0901)
Luminance	0.4682 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CDB55D #5D75CD

analogous

#CD7D5D #CDB55D #ADCD5D

triadic

#CDB55D #5DCDB5 #B55DCD

tetradic

#CDB55D #5DCD7D #5D75CD #CD5DAD

square

#CDB55D #5DCD7D #5D75CD #CD5DAD

split-complementary

#CDB55D #5DADCD #7D5DCD

monochromatic

#867229 #B59A38 #CDB55D #DBCA8C #EAE0BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.03

#CDB55D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.36

#CDB55D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CDB55D

10.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CDB55D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CDB55D	1.00	2.03	10.36	10.36
#FFFFFF	2.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C5B255

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CBB961

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DBA9A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B6B6B6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cdb55d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 181, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.112 94.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dfca8d',
    500: '#cdb55d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cdb55d;
$custom-light: #dfca8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cdb55d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 47.143,
    "s": 52.83,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77572,
    "c": 0.11182,
    "h": 94.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.46817
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CDB55D

secondary

#ADB6D9

accent

#6BDC4C

background

#FEFCF8

surface

#FCF8F0

border

#D5D1CB

text

#15130C

muted

#84827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #CDB55D

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

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