#CDC49E#CDC49E
#CDC49E is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.549; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.052 H 96.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDC49E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 196, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 23%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 22.9%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.00, -2.95, 20.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.00, 20.47, 98.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.8% -0.0057 0.0517) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.8% 0.052 96.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.0883, 54.9286, 40.2521) |
| Luminance | 0.5493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.94
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 6.25
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.30
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 7.13
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 7.73
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 7.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDC49E #9EA7CD
analogous
#CDAC9E #CDC49E #BECD9E
triadic
#CDC49E #9ECDC4 #C49ECD
tetradic
#CDC49E #9ECDAC #9EA7CD #CD9EBE
square
#CDC49E #9ECDAC #9EA7CD #CD9EBE
split-complementary
#CDC49E #9EBECD #AC9ECD
monochromatic
#9F9052 #B8AB76 #CDC49E #E2DDC6 #F5F3EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#CDC49E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#CDC49E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDC49E
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDC49E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDC49E | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.99 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCC29C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFC59F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5BEBA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdc49e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 196, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.052 96.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcd5ba',
500: '#cdc49e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdc49e; $custom-light: #dcd5ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdc49e",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 196,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.511,
"s": 31.973,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81795,
"c": 0.05197,
"h": 96.3
},
"luminance": 0.54928
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDC49E
secondary
#6D77A2
accent
#50AB3B
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFBF8
border
#D5D4D1
text
#151411
muted
#848381