#CDB97B#CDB97B
#CDB97B is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.491; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.084 H 92.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDB97B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 185, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 45%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 40%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 40%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.52, -1.62, 34.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.52, 34.09, 92.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.85% -0.0033 0.0837) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.85% 0.084 92.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.1020, 49.1088, 25.7855) |
| Luminance | 0.4911 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.35
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.66
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.68
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.37
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.96
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDB97B #7B8FCD
analogous
#CD907B #CDB97B #B8CD7B
triadic
#CDB97B #7BCDB9 #B97BCD
tetradic
#CDB97B #7BCD90 #7B8FCD #CD7BB8
square
#CDB97B #7BCD90 #7B8FCD #CD7BB8
split-complementary
#CDB97B #7BB8CD #907BCD
monochromatic
#957F38 #BCA14F #CDB97B #DED1A7 #EFE8D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.94
#CDB97B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.82
#CDB97B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDB97B
10.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDB97B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDB97B | 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)
#C6B776
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBBD7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9B0A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdb97b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 185, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.084 92.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddcda2',
500: '#cdb97b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdb97b; $custom-light: #ddcda2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdb97b",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 185,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.366,
"s": 45.055,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78845,
"c": 0.08374,
"h": 92.3
},
"luminance": 0.49107
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDB97B
secondary
#C4CBE0
accent
#4FB82D
background
#FDFCFA
surface
#FBF9F3
border
#D4D2CD
text
#15130F
muted
#83827F