#CDBE8F#CDBE8F

#CDBE8F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.518; OKLCH L 80.2% C 0.065 H 92.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CDBE8F
RGB	rgb(205, 190, 143)
HSL	hsl(45, 38%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(45, 30%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.3%, 30.2%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(77.16, -1.85, 25.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(77.16, 25.77, 94.11°)
OKLab	oklab(80.25% -0.0028 0.0647)
OKLCH	oklch(80.25% 0.065 92.5)
XYZ	xyz(48.5487, 51.7905, 33.4204)
Luminance	0.5179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CDBE8F #8F9ECD

analogous

#CD9F8F #CDBE8F #BDCD8F

triadic

#CDBE8F #8FCDBE #BE8FCD

tetradic

#CDBE8F #8FCD9F #8F9ECD #CD8FBD

square

#CDBE8F #8FCD9F #8F9ECD #CD8FBD

split-complementary

#CDBE8F #8FBDCD #9F8FCD

monochromatic

#9C8746 #BAA565 #CDBE8F #E0D7B9 #F3EFE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.85

#CDBE8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.36

#CDBE8F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CDBE8F

11.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CDBE8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CDBE8F	1.00	1.85	11.36	11.36
#FFFFFF	1.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C8BC8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CCC191

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D7B7B1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BEBEBE

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cdbe8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 190, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(80.2% 0.065 92.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ddd1b0',
    500: '#cdbe8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cdbe8f;
$custom-light: #ddd1b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cdbe8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 190,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.484,
    "s": 38.272,
    "l": 68.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.80246,
    "c": 0.06472,
    "h": 92.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.51789
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CDBE8F

secondary

#5E6FA2

accent

#53B134

background

#FEFEFD

surface

#FCFBF7

border

#D5D4D0

text

#151410

muted

#848381

Preview Lab

Preview with #CDBE8F

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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