#CDB65E#CDB65E
#CDB65E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.472; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.112 H 95.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDB65E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 182, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 53%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 54%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 54.1%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.35, -2.85, 47.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.35, 47.34, 93.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.79% -0.0097 0.1112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.79% 0.112 95) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9268, 47.2451, 17.3929) |
| Luminance | 0.4724 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.84
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.90
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.25
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.41
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.78
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDB65E #5E75CD
analogous
#CD7E5E #CDB65E #ACCD5E
triadic
#CDB65E #5ECDB6 #B65ECD
tetradic
#CDB65E #5ECD7E #5E75CD #CD5EAC
square
#CDB65E #5ECD7E #5E75CD #CD5EAC
split-complementary
#CDB65E #5EACCD #7E5ECD
monochromatic
#87742A #B59C38 #CDB65E #DCCB8D #EAE0BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#CDB65E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.45
#CDB65E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDB65E
10.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDB65E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDB65E | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.45 | 10.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B356
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCBA62
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DBAAA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdb65e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 182, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.112 95.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfcb8e',
500: '#cdb65e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdb65e; $custom-light: #dfcb8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdb65e",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 182,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.568,
"s": 52.607,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77791,
"c": 0.11165,
"h": 95
},
"luminance": 0.47243
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDB65E
secondary
#ADB7D9
accent
#6ADC4C
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15130C
muted
#83827D