#CDB55F#CDB55F
#CDB55F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.469; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.110 H 94.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDB55F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 181, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 52%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 54%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 53.7%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.10, -2.24, 46.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.10, 46.52, 92.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.6% -0.0078 0.1096) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.6% 0.11 94.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.7679, 46.8551, 17.5628) |
| Luminance | 0.4685 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.35
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.43
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.31
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.40
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.59
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDB55F #5F77CD
analogous
#CD7E5F #CDB55F #AECD5F
triadic
#CDB55F #5FCDB5 #B55FCD
tetradic
#CDB55F #5FCD7E #5F77CD #CD5FAE
square
#CDB55F #5FCD7E #5F77CD #CD5FAE
split-complementary
#CDB55F #5FAECD #7E5FCD
monochromatic
#87732A #B69B39 #CDB55F #DCCB8E #EAE0BC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#CDB55F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.37
#CDB55F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDB55F
10.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDB55F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDB55F | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.37 | 10.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5B257
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBB963
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DBA9A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdb55f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 181, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.110 94.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfca8e',
500: '#cdb55f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdb55f; $custom-light: #dfca8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdb55f",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 181,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.909,
"s": 52.381,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77598,
"c": 0.1099,
"h": 94.1
},
"luminance": 0.46853
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDB55F
secondary
#AEB8DA
accent
#6BDC4C
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15130C
muted
#83827D