#CDB659#CDB659

#CDB659 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.472; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.116 H 95.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CDB659
RGB	rgb(205, 182, 89)
HSL	hsl(48, 54%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(48, 57%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 56.6%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.29, -3.25, 49.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.29, 49.69, 93.75°)
OKLab	oklab(77.73% -0.0114 0.1158)
OKLCH	oklch(77.73% 0.116 95.6)
XYZ	xyz(43.7097, 47.1583, 16.2494)
Luminance	0.4716 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CDB659 #5970CD

analogous

#CD7C59 #CDB659 #AACD59

triadic

#CDB659 #59CDB6 #B659CD

tetradic

#CDB659 #59CD7C #5970CD #CD59AA

square

#CDB659 #59CD7C #5970CD #CD59AA

split-complementary

#CDB659 #59AACD #7C59CD

monochromatic

#847228 #B39A36 #CDB659 #DBCB88 #E9DFB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.01

#CDB659 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.43

#CDB659 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CDB659

10.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CDB659	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CDB659	1.00	2.01	10.43	10.43
#FFFFFF	2.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C6B250

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CCBA5D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DCAAA1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B7B7B7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cdb659;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 182, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.116 95.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dfcb8b',
    500: '#cdb659',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cdb659;
$custom-light: #dfcb8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cdb659",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 182,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 48.103,
    "s": 53.704,
    "l": 57.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7773,
    "c": 0.11633,
    "h": 95.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.47156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CDB659

secondary

#AAB3D8

accent

#68DD4B

background

#FEFCF8

surface

#FCF8F0

border

#D5D1CB

text

#15130C

muted

#84827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #CDB659

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

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