#CDA962 — Yellow

#CDA962 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.

#CDA962 color swatch, yellow#CDA962
CSS Namedarkkhaki (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f8f5f0
100#efe9de
200#e4d8c2
300#d3be96
400#bc9d61
500#aa8538
600#967326
700#7f5f14
800#6a4f0d
900#5a4208
950#362603

Accessibility

Contrast on white
2.22:1
Contrast on black
9.45:1
  • 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 83.2); /* #f8f5f0 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.016 83.2); /* #efe9de */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.032 83.2); /* #e4d8c2 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.058 83.2); /* #d3be96 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.086 83.2); /* #bc9d61 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.104 83.2); /* #aa8538 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.102 83.2); /* #967326 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.096 83.2); /* #7f5f14 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.085 83.2); /* #6a4f0d */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.077 83.2); /* #5a4208 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.054 83.2); /* #362603 */
}

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