#CDC571#CDC571

#CDC571 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.541; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.106 H 103.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CDC571
RGB	rgb(205, 197, 113)
HSL	hsl(55, 48%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(55, 45%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.9%, 44.9%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(78.52, -8.91, 42.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(78.52, 43.87, 101.72°)
OKLab	oklab(81.18% -0.0252 0.1033)
OKLCH	oklch(81.18% 0.106 103.7)
XYZ	xyz(48.1248, 54.1053, 23.5279)
Luminance	0.5410 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CDC571 #7179CD

analogous

#CD9771 #CDC571 #A7CD71

triadic

#CDC571 #71CDC5 #C571CD

tetradic

#CDC571 #71CD97 #7179CD #CD71A7

square

#CDC571 #71CD97 #7179CD #CD71A7

split-complementary

#CDC571 #71A7CD #9771CD

monochromatic

#918933 #BDB344 #CDC571 #DDD79E #EDEACC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.78

#CDC571 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.82

#CDC571 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CDC571

11.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CDC571	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CDC571	1.00	1.78	11.82	11.82
#FFFFFF	1.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#D2C06A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#D5C475

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D9BBB1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C2C2C2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cdc571;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 197, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.106 103.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ded69b',
    500: '#cdc571',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cdc571;
$custom-light: #ded69b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cdc571",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 197,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 54.783,
    "s": 47.917,
    "l": 62.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81176,
    "c": 0.10635,
    "h": 103.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.54104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CDC571

secondary

#4B5297

accent

#37BB2A

background

#FEFEFC

surface

#FCFBF5

border

#D5D4CF

text

#15140E

muted

#84837F

Preview Lab

Preview with #CDC571

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

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