#CDC8A7#CDC8A7
#CDC8A7 is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.571; OKLCH L 82.8% C 0.045 H 100.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDC8A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 200, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 28%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 19%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 18.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.22, -3.72, 17.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.22, 17.56, 102.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.82% -0.0079 0.0441) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.82% 0.045 100.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.8058, 57.0784, 44.7872) |
| Luminance | 0.5708 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 6.75
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 7.86
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 7.95
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 8.51
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 8.58
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 8.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDC8A7 #A7ACCD
analogous
#CDB5A7 #CDC8A7 #BFCDA7
triadic
#CDC8A7 #A7CDC8 #C8A7CD
tetradic
#CDC8A7 #A7CDB5 #A7ACCD #CDA7BF
square
#CDC8A7 #A7CDB5 #A7ACCD #CDA7BF
split-complementary
#CDC8A7 #A7BFCD #B5A7CD
monochromatic
#9F965A #B7B080 #CDC8A7 #E3E0CE #F4F3EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.69
#CDC8A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.42
#CDC8A7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDC8A7
12.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDC8A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDC8A7 | 1.00 | 1.69 | 12.42 | 12.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFC6A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0C8A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3C3BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdc8a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 200, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.8% 0.045 100.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcd8c1',
500: '#cdc8a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdc8a7; $custom-light: #dcd8c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdc8a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 200,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.105,
"s": 27.536,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82821,
"c": 0.04478,
"h": 100.2
},
"luminance": 0.57078
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDC8A7
secondary
#767CA2
accent
#4DA63F
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFBF9
border
#D5D4D2
text
#151412
muted
#848382