#CDCB9E#CDCB9E
#CDCB9E is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.582; OKLCH L 83.2% C 0.060 H 105.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDCB9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 203, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 23%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1%, 22.9%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.83, -6.59, 22.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.83, 23.70, 106.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.24% -0.016 0.0578) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.24% 0.06 105.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.7042, 58.1604, 40.7908) |
| Luminance | 0.5816 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 5.36
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 7.69
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 7.75
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 7.92
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 8.16
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 8.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDCB9E #9EA0CD
analogous
#CDB39E #CDCB9E #B7CD9E
triadic
#CDCB9E #9ECDCB #CB9ECD
tetradic
#CDCB9E #9ECDB3 #9EA0CD #CD9EB7
square
#CDCB9E #9ECDB3 #9EA0CD #CD9EB7
split-complementary
#CDCB9E #9EB7CD #B39ECD
monochromatic
#9F9B52 #B8B576 #CDCB9E #E2E1C6 #F5F4EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#CDCB9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.63
#CDCB9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDCB9E
12.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDCB9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDCB9E | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.63 | 12.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3C79B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D4CAA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4C5BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdcb9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 203, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.2% 0.060 105.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcdabb',
500: '#cdcb9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdcb9e; $custom-light: #dcdabb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdcb9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 203,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.447,
"s": 31.973,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83239,
"c": 0.05998,
"h": 105.5
},
"luminance": 0.5816
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDCB9E
secondary
#6D6FA2
accent
#40AB3B
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFBF8
border
#D5D4D1
text
#151411
muted
#848381