#CDC485#CDC485

#CDC485 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.542; OKLCH L 81.3% C 0.083 H 101.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CDC485
RGB	rgb(205, 196, 133)
HSL	hsl(53, 42%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(53, 35%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 35.1%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(78.55, -6.22, 32.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(78.55, 33.39, 100.73°)
OKLab	oklab(81.29% -0.0159 0.0812)
OKLCH	oklch(81.29% 0.083 101.1)
XYZ	xyz(49.1511, 54.1537, 30.0493)
Luminance	0.5415 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CDC485 #858ECD

analogous

#CDA085 #CDC485 #B2CD85

triadic

#CDC485 #85CDC4 #C485CD

tetradic

#CDC485 #85CDA0 #858ECD #CD85B2

square

#CDC485 #85CDA0 #858ECD #CD85B2

split-complementary

#CDC485 #85B2CD #A085CD

monochromatic

#998E3F #BBAF5A #CDC485 #DFD9B0 #F1EEDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.78

#CDC485 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.83

#CDC485 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CDC485

11.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CDC485	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CDC485	1.00	1.78	11.83	11.83
#FFFFFF	1.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#CFC081

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#D2C487

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D7BCB4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C2C2C2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cdc485;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 196, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.3% 0.083 101.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ddd5a9',
    500: '#cdc485',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cdc485;
$custom-light: #ddd5a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cdc485",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 196,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 52.5,
    "s": 41.86,
    "l": 66.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81293,
    "c": 0.08271,
    "h": 101.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.54152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CDC485

secondary

#57609F

accent

#41B531

background

#FEFEFC

surface

#FCFBF6

border

#D5D4D0

text

#151410

muted

#848380

Preview Lab

Preview with #CDC485

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

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