#CDBE75#CDBE75
#CDBE75 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.511; OKLCH L 79.8% C 0.095 H 98.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDBE75 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 190, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 47%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 43%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.3%, 42.9%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.73, -4.89, 38.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.73, 39.01, 97.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.78% -0.0132 0.094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.78% 0.095 98) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.8023, 51.0919, 24.2225) |
| Luminance | 0.5109 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.63
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.51
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.58
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.80
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.20
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDBE75 #7584CD
analogous
#CD9275 #CDBE75 #B0CD75
triadic
#CDBE75 #75CDBE #BE75CD
tetradic
#CDBE75 #75CD92 #7584CD #CD75B0
square
#CDBE75 #75CD92 #7584CD #CD75B0
split-complementary
#CDBE75 #75B0CD #9275CD
monochromatic
#938335 #BDA948 #CDBE75 #DDD3A2 #EEE8CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#CDBE75 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.22
#CDBE75 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDBE75
11.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDBE75 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDBE75 | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.22 | 11.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBBA6F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFC078
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9B4AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdbe75; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 190, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.8% 0.095 98.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ded19e',
500: '#cdbe75',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdbe75; $custom-light: #ded19e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdbe75",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 190,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.773,
"s": 46.809,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79776,
"c": 0.09493,
"h": 98
},
"luminance": 0.5109
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDBE75
secondary
#4D5A99
accent
#44BA2B
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFBF5
border
#D5D4CF
text
#15140E
muted
#84837F