#CDB63A#CDB63A
#CDB63A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.467; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.141 H 98.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDB63A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 182, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 60%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 72%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 71.7%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.02, -5.18, 62.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.02, 62.92, 94.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.43% -0.0206 0.1391) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.43% 0.141 98.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.6706, 46.7426, 10.7768) |
| Luminance | 0.4674 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.19
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 3.20
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 3.56
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 3.82
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.97
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDB63A #3A51CD
analogous
#CD6D3A #CDB63A #9BCD3A
triadic
#CDB63A #3ACDB6 #B63ACD
tetradic
#CDB63A #3ACD6D #3A51CD #CD3A9B
square
#CDB63A #3ACD6D #3A51CD #CD3A9B
split-complementary
#CDB63A #3A9BCD #6D3ACD
monochromatic
#70631C #A18E29 #CDB63A #D9C86B #E6DA9C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#CDB63A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.35
#CDB63A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDB63A
10.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDB63A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDB63A | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.35 | 10.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B126
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEB942
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DDA89D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdb63a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 182, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.141 98.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0cb78',
500: '#cdb63a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdb63a; $custom-light: #e0cb78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdb63a",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 182,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.612,
"s": 59.514,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77434,
"c": 0.14056,
"h": 98.4
},
"luminance": 0.46741
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDB63A
secondary
#919BD2
accent
#5EE345
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#161309
muted
#84827B