#CDB843#CDB843
#CDB843 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.136 H 99.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDB843 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 184, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.2%, 67.3%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.61, -5.76, 59.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.61, 60.02, 95.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.92% -0.0212 0.1344) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.92% 0.136 99) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.3324, 47.6674, 12.2274) |
| Luminance | 0.4767 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.15
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.17
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.30
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.46
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.56
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDB843 #4358CD
analogous
#CD7343 #CDB843 #9DCD43
triadic
#CDB843 #43CDB8 #B843CD
tetradic
#CDB843 #43CD73 #4358CD #CD439D
square
#CDB843 #43CD73 #4358CD #CD439D
split-complementary
#CDB843 #439DCD #7343CD
monochromatic
#76691F #A7942C #CDB843 #DACA73 #E7DDA4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#CDB843 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.53
#CDB843 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDB843
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDB843 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDB843 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.53 | 10.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B333
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBB4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DDABA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdb843; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 184, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.136 99.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0cd7d',
500: '#cdb843',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdb843; $custom-light: #e0cd7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdb843",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 184,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.87,
"s": 57.983,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77922,
"c": 0.13602,
"h": 99
},
"luminance": 0.47665
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDB843
secondary
#98A1D4
accent
#5EE147
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#16130A
muted
#84827C