#CDBA81#CDBA81
#CDBA81 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.497; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.078 H 91.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDBA81 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 186, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 43%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 37%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 37.1%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.87, -1.47, 31.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.87, 31.42, 92.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.16% -0.0024 0.0777) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.16% 0.078 91.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.6991, 49.6835, 27.8946) |
| Luminance | 0.4968 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 2.78
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.85
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 3.99
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.27
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 5.21
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDBA81 #8194CD
analogous
#CD9481 #CDBA81 #BACD81
triadic
#CDBA81 #81CDBA #BA81CD
tetradic
#CDBA81 #81CD94 #8194CD #CD81BA
square
#CDBA81 #81CD94 #8194CD #CD81BA
split-complementary
#CDBA81 #81BACD #9481CD
monochromatic
#97813C #BCA255 #CDBA81 #DED2AD #F0EAD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.92
#CDBA81 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.94
#CDBA81 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDBA81
10.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDBA81 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDBA81 | 1.00 | 1.92 | 10.94 | 10.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B87D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBBD83
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8B1AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdba81; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 186, 129); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.078 91.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddcea6',
500: '#cdba81',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdba81; $custom-light: #ddcea6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdba81",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 186,
"b": 129
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45,
"s": 43.182,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79157,
"c": 0.07775,
"h": 91.8
},
"luminance": 0.49682
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDBA81
secondary
#C8CFE2
accent
#51B62F
background
#FDFCFA
surface
#FBF9F4
border
#D4D2CE
text
#15130F
muted
#83827F