#CDC381#CDC381

#CDC381 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.536; OKLCH L 81.0% C 0.086 H 100.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CDC381
RGB	rgb(205, 195, 129)
HSL	hsl(52, 43%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(52, 37%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.9%, 37.1%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(78.23, -6.17, 34.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(78.23, 35.00, 100.15°)
OKLab	oklab(81.01% -0.016 0.0849)
OKLCH	oklch(81.01% 0.086 100.7)
XYZ	xyz(48.6552, 53.5956, 28.5466)
Luminance	0.5359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CDC381 #818BCD

analogous

#CD9D81 #CDC381 #B1CD81

triadic

#CDC381 #81CDC3 #C381CD

tetradic

#CDC381 #81CD9D #818BCD #CD81B1

square

#CDC381 #81CD9D #818BCD #CD81B1

split-complementary

#CDC381 #81B1CD #9D81CD

monochromatic

#978B3C #BCAE55 #CDC381 #DED8AD #F0EDD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.79

#CDC381 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.72

#CDC381 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CDC381

11.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CDC381	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CDC381	1.00	1.79	11.72	11.72
#FFFFFF	1.79	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#CFBF7C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#D2C384

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8BAB2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C1C1C1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cdc381;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 195, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.0% 0.086 100.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ddd5a6',
    500: '#cdc381',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cdc381;
$custom-light: #ddd5a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cdc381",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 195,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 52.105,
    "s": 43.182,
    "l": 65.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81014,
    "c": 0.08635,
    "h": 100.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.53594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CDC381

secondary

#545E9E

accent

#41B62F

background

#FEFEFC

surface

#FCFBF6

border

#D5D4D0

text

#15140F

muted

#848380

Preview Lab

Preview with #CDC381

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

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