#CDCAA4#CDCAA4
#CDCAA4 is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.579; OKLCH L 83.2% C 0.051 H 103.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDCAA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 202, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 29%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 20%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.5%, 20%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.68, -5.20, 19.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.68, 20.08, 105.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.16% -0.0121 0.0496) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.16% 0.051 103.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.9979, 57.9012, 43.4989) |
| Luminance | 0.5790 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 5.99
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 7.96
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 8.63
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 8.67
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 8.73
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 9.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDCAA4 #A4A7CD
analogous
#CDB6A4 #CDCAA4 #BBCDA4
triadic
#CDCAA4 #A4CDCA #CAA4CD
tetradic
#CDCAA4 #A4CDB6 #A4A7CD #CDA4BB
square
#CDCAA4 #A4CDB6 #A4A7CD #CDA4BB
split-complementary
#CDCAA4 #A4BBCD #B6A4CD
monochromatic
#9F9A57 #B7B37D #CDCAA4 #E3E1CB #F4F3EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#CDCAA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.58
#CDCAA4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDCAA4
12.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDCAA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDCAA4 | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.58 | 12.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1C7A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2C9A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3C5BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdcaa4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 202, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.2% 0.051 103.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcdabf',
500: '#cdcaa4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdcaa4; $custom-light: #dcdabf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdcaa4",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 202,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.61,
"s": 29.078,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83164,
"c": 0.05105,
"h": 103.7
},
"luminance": 0.57901
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDCAA4
secondary
#7376A2
accent
#46A83E
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFBF8
border
#D5D4D1
text
#151412
muted
#848382