#CDCEA8#CDCEA8
#CDCEA8 is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.599; OKLCH L 84.1% C 0.051 H 108.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDCEA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 206, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 28%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 18%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 18.4%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.81, -6.68, 18.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.81, 19.99, 109.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.08% -0.0163 0.0483) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.08% 0.051 108.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.3155, 59.9494, 45.7482) |
| Luminance | 0.5995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 6.40
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 8.42
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 8.77
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 9.26
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 9.43
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 9.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDCEA8 #A9A8CE
analogous
#CEBCA8 #CDCEA8 #BACEA8
triadic
#CDCEA8 #A8CDCE #CEA8CD
tetradic
#CDCEA8 #A8CEBC #A9A8CE #CEA8BA
square
#CDCEA8 #A8CEBC #A9A8CE #CEA8BA
split-complementary
#CDCEA8 #A8BACE #BCA8CE
monochromatic
#9FA15B #B6B881 #CDCEA8 #E3E4CF #F4F4EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#CDCEA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#CDCEA8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDCEA8
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDCEA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDCEA8 | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.99 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5CBA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D5CCA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3C9C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdcea8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 206, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.1% 0.051 108.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcdcc2',
500: '#cdcea8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdcea8; $custom-light: #dcdcc2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdcea8",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 206,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.579,
"s": 27.941,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84081,
"c": 0.05094,
"h": 108.7
},
"luminance": 0.59949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDCEA8
secondary
#7877A3
accent
#3FA742
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFCF9
border
#D5D5D2
text
#151512
muted
#848482