#CDBE6B#CDBE6B
#CDBE6B is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.509; OKLCH L 79.6% C 0.106 H 99.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDBE6B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 190, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 49%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 48%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.3%, 47.8%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.60, -5.88, 43.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.60, 43.97, 97.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.63% -0.017 0.1043) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.63% 0.106 99.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.2454, 50.8692, 21.2898) |
| Luminance | 0.5087 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.66
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.31
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.34
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.51
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 7.06
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDBE6B #6B7ACD
analogous
#CD8D6B #CDBE6B #ABCD6B
triadic
#CDBE6B #6BCDBE #BE6BCD
tetradic
#CDBE6B #6BCD8D #6B7ACD #CD6BAB
square
#CDBE6B #6BCD8D #6B7ACD #CD6BAB
split-complementary
#CDBE6B #6BABCD #8D6BCD
monochromatic
#8E7F30 #BBA83F #CDBE6B #DCD299 #ECE6C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.88
#CDBE6B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.17
#CDBE6B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDBE6B
11.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDBE6B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDBE6B | 1.00 | 1.88 | 11.17 | 11.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCBA64
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0C06E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DAB3AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdbe6b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 190, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.6% 0.106 99.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ded197',
500: '#cdbe6b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdbe6b; $custom-light: #ded197; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdbe6b",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 190,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.816,
"s": 49.495,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79626,
"c": 0.10565,
"h": 99.3
},
"luminance": 0.50868
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDBE6B
secondary
#485494
accent
#3FBD29
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFBF5
border
#D5D4CF
text
#15140D
muted
#84837F