#CBB56D — Yellow

#CBB56D is a yellow in the Yellow family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty light butter yellow, and it is also commonly known as Butter Yellow, Lemon Chiffon. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#CBB56D color swatch, yellow#CBB56D
CSS Namedarkkhaki (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f7f5f0
100#edeadf
200#e0d9c3
300#cdc098
400#b4a164
500#a08a3d
600#8d782b
700#77631a
800#635212
900#54450d
950#322805

Accessibility

Contrast on white
2.03:1
Contrast on black
10.37:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whiteFail

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.007 93); /* #f7f5f0 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.015 93); /* #edeadf */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.031 93); /* #e0d9c3 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.056 93); /* #cdc098 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.083 93); /* #b4a164 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.1 93); /* #a08a3d */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.098 93); /* #8d782b */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.092 93); /* #77631a */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.082 93); /* #635212 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.074 93); /* #54450d */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.052 93); /* #322805 */
}

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