#CDC47E#CDC47E
#CDC47E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.540; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.091 H 101.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDC47E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 196, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 44%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 39%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 38.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.44, -7.03, 36.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.44, 36.95, 100.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.17% -0.0187 0.0889) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.17% 0.091 101.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.6835, 53.9666, 27.5867) |
| Luminance | 0.5396 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.93
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.30
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.79
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.41
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 6.65
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 7.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDC47E #7E87CD
analogous
#CD9D7E #CDC47E #AECD7E
triadic
#CDC47E #7ECDC4 #C47ECD
tetradic
#CDC47E #7ECD9D #7E87CD #CD7EAE
square
#CDC47E #7ECD9D #7E87CD #CD7EAE
split-complementary
#CDC47E #7EAECD #9D7ECD
monochromatic
#968C3A #BCB052 #CDC47E #DED8AA #EFECD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#CDC47E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.79
#CDC47E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDC47E
11.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDC47E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDC47E | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.79 | 11.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0C079
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3C481
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8BBB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdc47e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 196, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.091 101.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddd5a4',
500: '#cdc47e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdc47e; $custom-light: #ddd5a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdc47e",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 196,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.165,
"s": 44.134,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81171,
"c": 0.09086,
"h": 101.9
},
"luminance": 0.53965
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDC47E
secondary
#535B9D
accent
#3EB72E
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFBF6
border
#D5D4D0
text
#15140F
muted
#848380