#CDB97A#CDB97A
#CDB97A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.491; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.085 H 92.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDB97A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 185, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 45%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 40%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 40.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.50, -1.74, 34.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.50, 34.60, 92.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.83% -0.0037 0.0848) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.83% 0.085 92.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.0397, 49.0838, 25.4575) |
| Luminance | 0.4908 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.50
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.66
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.73
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.52
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.86
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDB97A #7A8ECD
analogous
#CD907A #CDB97A #B8CD7A
triadic
#CDB97A #7ACDB9 #B97ACD
tetradic
#CDB97A #7ACD90 #7A8ECD #CD7AB8
square
#CDB97A #7ACD90 #7A8ECD #CD7AB8
split-complementary
#CDB97A #7AB8CD #907ACD
monochromatic
#957E38 #BCA24E #CDB97A #DED0A6 #EEE8D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.94
#CDB97A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.82
#CDB97A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDB97A
10.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDB97A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDB97A | 1.00 | 1.94 | 10.82 | 10.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B775
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBBD7C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9B0A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdb97a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 185, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.085 92.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddcda1',
500: '#cdb97a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdb97a; $custom-light: #ddcda1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdb97a",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 185,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.542,
"s": 45.355,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78827,
"c": 0.08487,
"h": 92.5
},
"luminance": 0.49082
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDB97A
secondary
#C3CAE0
accent
#4FB92D
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF9F2
border
#D4D2CC
text
#15130F
muted
#83827E