#CDC8B1#CDC8B1
#CDC8B1 is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.575; OKLCH L 83.1% C 0.032 H 96.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDC8B1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 200, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 22%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 14%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 13.7%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.44, -2.17, 12.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.44, 12.33, 100.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.06% -0.0038 0.0315) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.06% 0.032 96.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.7662, 57.4626, 49.8454) |
| Luminance | 0.5746 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 5.84
Warm Beige
#E9DCC9
ΔE00 6.98
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 8.06
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 8.43
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 8.61
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 8.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDC8B1 #B1B6CD
analogous
#CDBAB1 #CDC8B1 #C4CDB1
triadic
#CDC8B1 #B1CDC8 #C8B1CD
tetradic
#CDC8B1 #B1CDBA #B1B6CD #CDB1C4
square
#CDC8B1 #B1CDBA #B1B6CD #CDB1C4
split-complementary
#CDC8B1 #B1C4CD #BAB1CD
monochromatic
#9D9366 #B5AE8C #CDC8B1 #E5E2D6 #F3F2EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#CDC8B1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.49
#CDC8B1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDC8B1
12.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDC8B1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDC8B1 | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.49 | 12.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDC6B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFC8B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D2C4C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdc8b1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 200, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.1% 0.032 96.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcd8c8',
500: '#cdc8b1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdc8b1; $custom-light: #dcd8c8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdc8b1",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 200,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.286,
"s": 21.875,
"l": 74.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83062,
"c": 0.03171,
"h": 96.9
},
"luminance": 0.57462
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDC8B1
secondary
#8086A2
accent
#55A045
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFBF9
border
#D5D4D2
text
#151413
muted
#848382