#CDB95D#CDB95D
#CDB95D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.485; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.115 H 97.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDB95D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 185, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 53%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 55%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 54.6%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.12, -4.50, 48.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.12, 48.85, 95.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.4% -0.0146 0.1142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.4% 0.115 97.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.5032, 48.4692, 17.3651) |
| Luminance | 0.4847 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.94
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.97
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.13
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.05
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.86
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDB95D #5D71CD
analogous
#CD815D #CDB95D #A9CD5D
triadic
#CDB95D #5DCDB9 #B95DCD
tetradic
#CDB95D #5DCD81 #5D71CD #CD5DA9
square
#CDB95D #5DCD81 #5D71CD #CD5DA9
split-complementary
#CDB95D #5DA9CD #815DCD
monochromatic
#867629 #B59F38 #CDB95D #DBCD8C #EAE1BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#CDB95D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.69
#CDB95D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDB95D
10.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDB95D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDB95D | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.69 | 10.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B554
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBC61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DBADA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdb95d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 185, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.115 97.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfcd8d',
500: '#cdb95d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdb95d; $custom-light: #dfcd8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdb95d",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 185,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.286,
"s": 52.83,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.784,
"c": 0.11508,
"h": 97.3
},
"luminance": 0.48467
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDB95D
secondary
#ADB5D9
accent
#65DC4C
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF9F0
border
#D4D2CB
text
#15130C
muted
#83827D