#CDCAA6#CDCAA6
#CDCAA6 is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.580; OKLCH L 83.2% C 0.048 H 103.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDCAA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 202, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 28%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 19%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.5%, 19%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.72, -4.91, 18.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.72, 19.04, 104.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.21% -0.0113 0.0471) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.21% 0.048 103.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.1799, 57.9740, 44.4576) |
| Luminance | 0.5797 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 6.28
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 8.20
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 8.66
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 8.90
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 9.06
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 9.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDCAA6 #A6A9CD
analogous
#CDB6A6 #CDCAA6 #BCCDA6
triadic
#CDCAA6 #A6CDCA #CAA6CD
tetradic
#CDCAA6 #A6CDB6 #A6A9CD #CDA6BC
square
#CDCAA6 #A6CDB6 #A6A9CD #CDA6BC
split-complementary
#CDCAA6 #A6BCCD #B6A6CD
monochromatic
#9F9A59 #B7B37F #CDCAA6 #E3E1CD #F4F3EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#CDCAA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.59
#CDCAA6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDCAA6
12.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDCAA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDCAA6 | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.59 | 12.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1C7A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2C9A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3C5C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdcaa6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 202, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.2% 0.048 103.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcdac0',
500: '#cdcaa6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdcaa6; $custom-light: #dcdac0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdcaa6",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 202,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.385,
"s": 28.058,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83209,
"c": 0.04846,
"h": 103.5
},
"luminance": 0.57973
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDCAA6
secondary
#7578A2
accent
#47A73F
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFBF9
border
#D5D4D2
text
#151412
muted
#848382