#CDB63E#CDB63E
#CDB63E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.468; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.138 H 98.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDB63E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 182, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 70%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 69.8%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.05, -4.99, 61.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.05, 61.38, 94.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.46% -0.0196 0.1366) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.46% 0.138 98.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7763, 46.7849, 11.3337) |
| Luminance | 0.4678 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.54
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 3.57
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 3.88
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.18
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.24
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDB63E #3E55CD
analogous
#CD6F3E #CDB63E #9CCD3E
triadic
#CDB63E #3ECDB6 #B63ECD
tetradic
#CDB63E #3ECD6F #3E55CD #CD3E9C
square
#CDB63E #3ECD6F #3E55CD #CD3E9C
split-complementary
#CDB63E #3E9CCD #6F3ECD
monochromatic
#73651E #A3902A #CDB63E #DAC86F #E6DB9F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#CDB63E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.36
#CDB63E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDB63E
10.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDB63E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDB63E | 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)
#C8B22D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEB945
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DDA99E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdb63e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 182, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.138 98.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0cb7a',
500: '#cdb63e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdb63e; $custom-light: #e0cb7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdb63e",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 182,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.35,
"s": 58.848,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77464,
"c": 0.13795,
"h": 98.2
},
"luminance": 0.46783
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDB63E
secondary
#949ED3
accent
#5FE246
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#16130A
muted
#84827C