#CDBD73#CDBD73
#CDBD73 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.506; OKLCH L 79.5% C 0.096 H 97.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDBD73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 189, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 47%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 44%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 43.9%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.44, -4.57, 39.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.44, 39.62, 96.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.54% -0.0125 0.0954) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.54% 0.096 97.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.4701, 50.6137, 23.5379) |
| Luminance | 0.5061 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.70
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.46
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.51
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.59
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.82
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDBD73 #7383CD
analogous
#CD9073 #CDBD73 #B0CD73
triadic
#CDBD73 #73CDBD #BD73CD
tetradic
#CDBD73 #73CD90 #7383CD #CD73B0
square
#CDBD73 #73CD90 #7383CD #CD73B0
split-complementary
#CDBD73 #73B0CD #9073CD
monochromatic
#928134 #BDA846 #CDBD73 #DDD2A0 #EDE8CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.89
#CDBD73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.12
#CDBD73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDBD73
11.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDBD73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDBD73 | 1.00 | 1.89 | 11.12 | 11.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAB96D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBF76
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9B3AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdbd73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 189, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.5% 0.096 97.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ded09c',
500: '#cdbd73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdbd73; $custom-light: #ded09c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdbd73",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 189,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.333,
"s": 47.368,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79537,
"c": 0.09618,
"h": 97.5
},
"luminance": 0.50612
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDBD73
secondary
#4C5A98
accent
#44BB2B
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFBF5
border
#D5D4CF
text
#15140E
muted
#84837F