#CDCB9A#CDCB9A
#CDCB9A is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.580; OKLCH L 83.2% C 0.065 H 105.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDCB9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 203, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 34%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 25%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1%, 24.9%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.75, -7.14, 24.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.75, 25.78, 106.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.16% -0.0177 0.0626) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.16% 0.065 105.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.3655, 58.0249, 39.0069) |
| Luminance | 0.5802 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 5.21
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 7.34
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 7.44
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 7.58
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 7.60
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 7.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDCB9A #9A9CCD
analogous
#CDB19A #CDCB9A #B5CD9A
triadic
#CDCB9A #9ACDCB #CB9ACD
tetradic
#CDCB9A #9ACDB1 #9A9CCD #CD9AB5
square
#CDCB9A #9ACDB1 #9A9CCD #CD9AB5
split-complementary
#CDCB9A #9AB5CD #B19ACD
monochromatic
#9E9B4E #B9B671 #CDCB9A #E1E0C3 #F5F4EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#CDCB9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.60
#CDCB9A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDCB9A
12.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDCB9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDCB9A | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.60 | 12.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4C797
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D5CA9C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5C5BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdcb9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 203, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.2% 0.065 105.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcdab8',
500: '#cdcb9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdcb9a; $custom-light: #dcdab8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdcb9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 203,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.647,
"s": 33.775,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83155,
"c": 0.06506,
"h": 105.8
},
"luminance": 0.58024
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDCB9A
secondary
#696BA2
accent
#3DAD39
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFBF8
border
#D5D4D1
text
#151411
muted
#848381