#CDC49F#CDC49F
#CDC49F is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.051 H 95.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDC49F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 196, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 22%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 22.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.02, -2.81, 19.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.02, 19.95, 98.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.82% -0.0052 0.0504) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.82% 0.051 95.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.1747, 54.9631, 40.7073) |
| Luminance | 0.5496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.09
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.27
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 6.38
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 7.03
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 7.82
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 7.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDC49F #9FA8CD
analogous
#CDAD9F #CDC49F #BFCD9F
triadic
#CDC49F #9FCDC4 #C49FCD
tetradic
#CDC49F #9FCDAD #9FA8CD #CD9FBF
square
#CDC49F #9FCDAD #9FA8CD #CD9FBF
split-complementary
#CDC49F #9FBFCD #AD9FCD
monochromatic
#9F9053 #B8AB77 #CDC49F #E2DDC7 #F5F3EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#CDC49F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#CDC49F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDC49F
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDC49F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDC49F | 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)
#CCC29D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEC5A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5BEBA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdc49f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 196, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.051 95.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcd5bb',
500: '#cdc49f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdc49f; $custom-light: #dcd5bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdc49f",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 196,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.261,
"s": 31.507,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81817,
"c": 0.0507,
"h": 95.9
},
"luminance": 0.54962
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDC49F
secondary
#6E78A2
accent
#51AA3B
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFBF8
border
#D5D4D1
text
#151412
muted
#848382