#CDC39E#CDC39E
#CDC39E is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.545; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.051 H 94.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDC39E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 195, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 23%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.9%, 22.9%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.74, -2.43, 19.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.74, 20.04, 96.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.59% -0.0042 0.0508) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.59% 0.051 94.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.8635, 54.4790, 40.1772) |
| Luminance | 0.5448 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.81
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.90
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 6.54
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 6.60
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 7.42
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 7.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDC39E #9EA8CD
analogous
#CDAB9E #CDC39E #BFCD9E
triadic
#CDC39E #9ECDC3 #C39ECD
tetradic
#CDC39E #9ECDAB #9EA8CD #CD9EBF
square
#CDC39E #9ECDAB #9EA8CD #CD9EBF
split-complementary
#CDC39E #9EBFCD #AB9ECD
monochromatic
#9F8E52 #B8AA76 #CDC39E #E2DCC6 #F5F3EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.77
#CDC39E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.90
#CDC39E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDC39E
11.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDC39E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDC39E | 1.00 | 1.77 | 11.90 | 11.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBC19C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEC49F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5BDB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdc39e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 195, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.051 94.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcd5ba',
500: '#cdc39e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdc39e; $custom-light: #dcd5ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdc39e",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 195,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.234,
"s": 31.973,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8159,
"c": 0.05095,
"h": 94.7
},
"luminance": 0.54478
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDC39E
secondary
#6D78A2
accent
#53AB3B
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFBF8
border
#D5D4D1
text
#151411
muted
#848381