#CDCE74#CDCE74
#CDCE74 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.584; OKLCH L 83.1% C 0.113 H 109.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDCE74 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 206, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 48%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 44%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 43.7%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.95, -13.19, 44.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.95, 46.39, 106.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.12% -0.0372 0.1069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.12% 0.113 109.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.4014, 58.3838, 25.1337) |
| Luminance | 0.5838 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 1.97
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 4.38
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 5.86
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.11
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 6.65
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDCE74 #7574CE
analogous
#CEA274 #CDCE74 #A0CE74
triadic
#CDCE74 #74CDCE #CE74CD
tetradic
#CDCE74 #74CEA2 #7574CE #CE74A0
square
#CDCE74 #74CEA2 #7574CE #CE74A0
split-complementary
#CDCE74 #74A0CE #A274CE
monochromatic
#939434 #BDBE47 #CDCE74 #DDDEA1 #EEEECE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#CDCE74 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.68
#CDCE74 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDCE74
12.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDCE74 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDCE74 | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.68 | 12.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBC76D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCCB78
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8C4B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdce74; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 206, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.1% 0.113 109.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dedc9e',
500: '#cdce74',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdce74; $custom-light: #dedc9e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdce74",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 206,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.667,
"s": 47.872,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83119,
"c": 0.11319,
"h": 109.2
},
"luminance": 0.58383
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDCE74
secondary
#4D4D9A
accent
#2ABB2C
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFCF5
border
#D5D5CF
text
#15150E
muted
#84847F