#CDC774#CDC774

#CDC774 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.551; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.105 H 104.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CDC774
RGB	rgb(205, 199, 116)
HSL	hsl(56, 47%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(56, 43%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 43.4%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.09, -9.63, 42.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.09, 43.25, 102.87°)
OKLab	oklab(81.64% -0.027 0.1017)
OKLCH	oklch(81.64% 0.105 104.9)
XYZ	xyz(48.7536, 55.0882, 24.5845)
Luminance	0.5509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CDC774 #747ACD

analogous

#CD9A74 #CDC774 #A6CD74

triadic

#CDC774 #74CDC7 #C774CD

tetradic

#CDC774 #74CD9A #747ACD #CD74A6

square

#CDC774 #74CD9A #747ACD #CD74A6

split-complementary

#CDC774 #74A6CD #9A74CD

monochromatic

#928C35 #BDB547 #CDC774 #DDD9A1 #EDEBCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.75

#CDC774 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.02

#CDC774 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CDC774

12.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CDC774	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CDC774	1.00	1.75	12.02	12.02
#FFFFFF	1.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#D4C16D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#D6C678

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D9BDB3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C4C4C4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cdc774;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 199, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.105 104.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ded79d',
    500: '#cdc774',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cdc774;
$custom-light: #ded79d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cdc774",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 199,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.955,
    "s": 47.09,
    "l": 62.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.8164,
    "c": 0.10527,
    "h": 104.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.55087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CDC774

secondary

#4D5298

accent

#35BA2B

background

#FEFEFC

surface

#FCFBF5

border

#D5D4CF

text

#15140E

muted

#84837F

Preview Lab

Preview with #CDC774

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

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