#CDC39B#CDC39B
#CDC39B is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.544; OKLCH L 81.5% C 0.055 H 95.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDC39B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 195, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 33%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 24%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.9%, 24.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.68, -2.85, 21.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.68, 21.60, 97.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.52% -0.0054 0.0545) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.52% 0.055 95.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.6084, 54.3769, 38.8338) |
| Luminance | 0.5438 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.37
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.01
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 6.16
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 6.95
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 7.18
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 7.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDC39B #9BA5CD
analogous
#CDAA9B #CDC39B #BECD9B
triadic
#CDC39B #9BCDC3 #C39BCD
tetradic
#CDC39B #9BCDAA #9BA5CD #CD9BBE
square
#CDC39B #9BCDAA #9BA5CD #CD9BBE
split-complementary
#CDC39B #9BBECD #AA9BCD
monochromatic
#9E8F4F #B9AB72 #CDC39B #E1DBC4 #F5F3EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.77
#CDC39B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.88
#CDC39B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDC39B
11.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDC39B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDC39B | 1.00 | 1.77 | 11.88 | 11.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBC198
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEC49C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5BDB8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdc39b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 195, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.5% 0.055 95.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcd5b8',
500: '#cdc39b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdc39b; $custom-light: #dcd5b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdc39b",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 195,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81524,
"c": 0.05473,
"h": 95.7
},
"luminance": 0.54376
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDC39B
secondary
#6A75A2
accent
#50AC39
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFBF8
border
#D5D4D1
text
#151411
muted
#848381