#CDBE6E#CDBE6E
#CDBE6E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.509; OKLCH L 79.7% C 0.102 H 98.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDBE6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 190, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 49%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 46%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.3%, 46.3%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.64, -5.59, 42.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.64, 42.49, 97.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.67% -0.0159 0.1013) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.67% 0.103 98.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.4060, 50.9334, 22.1355) |
| Luminance | 0.5093 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.56
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.30
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.25
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.27
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.62
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDBE6E #6E7DCD
analogous
#CD8F6E #CDBE6E #ADCD6E
triadic
#CDBE6E #6ECDBE #BE6ECD
tetradic
#CDBE6E #6ECD8F #6E7DCD #CD6EAD
square
#CDBE6E #6ECD8F #6E7DCD #CD6EAD
split-complementary
#CDBE6E #6EADCD #8F6ECD
monochromatic
#8F8031 #BDA941 #CDBE6E #DDD29C #ECE7C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.88
#CDBE6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.19
#CDBE6E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDBE6E
11.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDBE6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDBE6E | 1.00 | 1.88 | 11.19 | 11.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCBA67
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0C071
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DAB4AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdbe6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 190, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.7% 0.102 98.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ded199',
500: '#cdbe6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdbe6e; $custom-light: #ded199; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdbe6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 190,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.526,
"s": 48.718,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79669,
"c": 0.1025,
"h": 98.9
},
"luminance": 0.50932
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDBE6E
secondary
#4A5696
accent
#41BC29
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFBF5
border
#D5D4CF
text
#15140E
muted
#84837F