#CDCB9C#CDCB9C
#CDCB9C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.581; OKLCH L 83.2% C 0.063 H 105.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDCB9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 203, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 33%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 24%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1%, 23.9%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.79, -6.87, 23.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.79, 24.74, 106.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.2% -0.0169 0.0602) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.2% 0.063 105.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.5335, 58.0921, 39.8915) |
| Luminance | 0.5809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 5.27
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 7.50
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 7.65
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 7.79
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 7.79
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 8.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDCB9C #9C9ECD
analogous
#CDB29C #CDCB9C #B6CD9C
triadic
#CDCB9C #9CCDCB #CB9CCD
tetradic
#CDCB9C #9CCDB2 #9C9ECD #CD9CB6
square
#CDCB9C #9CCDB2 #9C9ECD #CD9CB6
split-complementary
#CDCB9C #9CB6CD #B29CCD
monochromatic
#9F9B50 #B8B673 #CDCB9C #E2E0C5 #F5F4EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#CDCB9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.62
#CDCB9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDCB9C
12.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDCB9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDCB9C | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.62 | 12.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3C799
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D5CA9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4C5BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdcb9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 203, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.2% 0.063 105.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcdab9',
500: '#cdcb9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdcb9c; $custom-light: #dcdab9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdcb9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 203,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.551,
"s": 32.886,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83197,
"c": 0.06253,
"h": 105.7
},
"luminance": 0.58091
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDCB9C
secondary
#6B6DA2
accent
#3EAC3A
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFBF8
border
#D5D4D1
text
#151411
muted
#848381