#CDCBAE#CDCBAE
#CDCBAE is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.587; OKLCH L 83.6% C 0.039 H 104.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDCBAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 203, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 24%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 15%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1%, 15.1%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.15, -4.21, 14.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.15, 15.33, 105.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.6% -0.0095 0.0381) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.6% 0.039 104) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.1721, 58.7475, 48.5218) |
| Luminance | 0.5875 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 7.66
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 8.49
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 8.54
Warm Beige
#E9DCC9
ΔE00 8.61
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 9.26
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 9.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDCBAE #AEB0CD
analogous
#CDBCAE #CDCBAE #C0CDAE
triadic
#CDCBAE #AECDCB #CBAECD
tetradic
#CDCBAE #AECDBC #AEB0CD #CDAEC0
square
#CDCBAE #AECDBC #AEB0CD #CDAEC0
split-complementary
#CDCBAE #AEC0CD #BCAECD
monochromatic
#9E9A62 #B6B388 #CDCBAE #E4E3D4 #F3F3EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#CDCBAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.75
#CDCBAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDCBAE
12.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDCBAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDCBAE | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.75 | 12.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1C9AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2CAAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D2C7C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdcbae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 203, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.6% 0.039 104.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcdac6',
500: '#cdcbae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdcbae; $custom-light: #dcdac6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdcbae",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 203,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.129,
"s": 23.664,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83603,
"c": 0.03921,
"h": 104
},
"luminance": 0.58747
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDCBAE
secondary
#7D80A2
accent
#49A243
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFBF9
border
#D5D4D2
text
#151413
muted
#848382