#CDCD7E#CDCD7E
#CDCD7E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.581; OKLCH L 83.1% C 0.101 H 108.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDCD7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 205, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 44%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 39%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 38.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.82, -11.63, 39.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.82, 41.01, 106.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.06% -0.0319 0.0959) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.06% 0.101 108.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.7747, 58.1491, 28.2838) |
| Luminance | 0.5815 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 2.44
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 4.08
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 5.26
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.63
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 6.67
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 6.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDCD7E #7E7ECD
analogous
#CDA67E #CDCD7E #A6CD7E
triadic
#CDCD7E #7ECDCD #CD7ECD
tetradic
#CDCD7E #7ECDA6 #7E7ECD #CD7EA6
square
#CDCD7E #7ECDA6 #7E7ECD #CD7EA6
split-complementary
#CDCD7E #7EA6CD #A67ECD
monochromatic
#96963A #BCBC52 #CDCD7E #DEDEAA #EFEFD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#CDCD7E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.63
#CDCD7E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDCD7E
12.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDCD7E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDCD7E | 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)
#D9C778
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DACA81
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7C4BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdcd7e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 205, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.1% 0.101 108.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dddca4',
500: '#cdcd7e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdcd7e; $custom-light: #dddca4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdcd7e",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 205,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 44.134,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83059,
"c": 0.10105,
"h": 108.4
},
"luminance": 0.58148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDCD7E
secondary
#53539D
accent
#2EB72E
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFBF6
border
#D5D4D0
text
#15150F
muted
#848480