#CDCBAD#CDCBAD
#CDCBAD is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.587; OKLCH L 83.6% C 0.041 H 104.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDCBAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 203, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 24%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 16%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1%, 15.6%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.13, -4.36, 15.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.13, 15.85, 105.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.58% -0.0099 0.0393) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.58% 0.041 104.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.0750, 58.7087, 48.0103) |
| Luminance | 0.5871 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 7.45
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 8.64
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 8.78
Warm Beige
#E9DCC9
ΔE00 8.80
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 9.21
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 9.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDCBAD #ADAFCD
analogous
#CDBBAD #CDCBAD #BFCDAD
triadic
#CDCBAD #ADCDCB #CBADCD
tetradic
#CDCBAD #ADCDBB #ADAFCD #CDADBF
square
#CDCBAD #ADCDBB #ADAFCD #CDADBF
split-complementary
#CDCBAD #ADBFCD #BBADCD
monochromatic
#9F9B61 #B6B387 #CDCBAD #E4E3D3 #F3F3EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#CDCBAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.74
#CDCBAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDCBAD
12.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDCBAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDCBAD | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.74 | 12.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1C9AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2CAAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D2C7C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdcbad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 203, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.6% 0.041 104.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcdac5',
500: '#cdcbad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdcbad; $custom-light: #dcdac5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdcbad",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 203,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.25,
"s": 24.242,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83579,
"c": 0.04053,
"h": 104.1
},
"luminance": 0.58708
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDCBAD
secondary
#7C7EA2
accent
#49A343
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFBF9
border
#D5D4D2
text
#151413
muted
#848382