#CDBD48#CDBD48
#CDBD48 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.498; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.137 H 101.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDBD48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 189, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 65%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 64.9%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.97, -8.05, 59.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.97, 59.63, 97.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.01% -0.0272 0.1338) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.01% 0.137 101.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.5460, 49.8441, 13.4041) |
| Luminance | 0.4984 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.39
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.44
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.72
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.88
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.91
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDBD48 #4858CD
analogous
#CD7B48 #CDBD48 #9BCD48
triadic
#CDBD48 #48CDBD #BD48CD
tetradic
#CDBD48 #48CD7B #4858CD #CD489B
square
#CDBD48 #48CD7B #4858CD #CD489B
split-complementary
#CDBD48 #489BCD #7B48CD
monochromatic
#796F21 #A99B2E #CDBD48 #DACE78 #E7E0A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#CDBD48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.97
#CDBD48 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDBD48
10.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDBD48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDBD48 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.97 | 10.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEB839
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2BE4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DCB0A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdbd48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 189, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.137 101.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfd081',
500: '#cdbd48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdbd48; $custom-light: #dfd081; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdbd48",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 189,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.782,
"s": 57.082,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79012,
"c": 0.13651,
"h": 101.5
},
"luminance": 0.49842
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDBD48
secondary
#9CA3D5
accent
#5AE047
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF9EF
border
#D5D2CA
text
#16130B
muted
#84827C