#CDBD51#CDBD51
#CDBD51 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 79.1% C 0.129 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDBD51 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 189, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 55%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 60%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 60.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.05, -7.47, 55.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.05, 55.77, 97.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.1% -0.0245 0.127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.1% 0.129 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.8613, 49.9702, 15.0651) |
| Luminance | 0.4997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.36
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.45
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 5.76
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.80
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.82
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDBD51 #5161CD
analogous
#CD7F51 #CDBD51 #9FCD51
triadic
#CDBD51 #51CDBD #BD51CD
tetradic
#CDBD51 #51CD7F #5161CD #CD519F
square
#CDBD51 #51CD7F #5161CD #CD519F
split-complementary
#CDBD51 #519FCD #7F51CD
monochromatic
#7F7325 #AF9F32 #CDBD51 #DBCF81 #E8E1B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#CDBD51 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#CDBD51 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDBD51
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDBD51 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDBD51 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDB845
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2BE57
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DCB1A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdbd51; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 189, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.1% 0.129 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfd086',
500: '#cdbd51',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdbd51; $custom-light: #dfd086; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdbd51",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 189,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.258,
"s": 55.357,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79098,
"c": 0.12931,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.49968
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDBD51
secondary
#A3AAD7
accent
#5CDF49
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF9F0
border
#D5D2CB
text
#16130B
muted
#84827C