#CDC385#CDC385

#CDC385 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.537; OKLCH L 81.1% C 0.082 H 100.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CDC385
RGB	rgb(205, 195, 133)
HSL	hsl(52, 42%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(52, 35%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.9%, 35.1%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(78.29, -5.70, 32.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(78.29, 32.96, 99.96°)
OKLab	oklab(81.08% -0.0144 0.0804)
OKLCH	oklch(81.08% 0.082 100.2)
XYZ	xyz(48.9263, 53.7041, 29.9744)
Luminance	0.5370 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CDC385 #858FCD

analogous

#CD9F85 #CDC385 #B3CD85

triadic

#CDC385 #85CDC3 #C385CD

tetradic

#CDC385 #85CD9F #858FCD #CD85B3

square

#CDC385 #85CD9F #858FCD #CD85B3

split-complementary

#CDC385 #85B3CD #9F85CD

monochromatic

#998C3F #BBAE5A #CDC385 #DFD8B0 #F1EEDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.79

#CDC385 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.74

#CDC385 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CDC385

11.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CDC385	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CDC385	1.00	1.79	11.74	11.74
#FFFFFF	1.79	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#CEBF81

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#D1C487

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D7BBB3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C2C2C2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cdc385;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 195, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.1% 0.082 100.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ddd5a9',
    500: '#cdc385',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cdc385;
$custom-light: #ddd5a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cdc385",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 195,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 51.667,
    "s": 41.86,
    "l": 66.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81085,
    "c": 0.08165,
    "h": 100.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.53703
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CDC385

secondary

#57619F

accent

#43B531

background

#FEFEFC

surface

#FCFBF6

border

#D5D4D0

text

#151410

muted

#848380

Preview Lab

Preview with #CDC385

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

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