#CDAE6D — Yellow

#CDAE6D 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.

#CDAE6D color swatch, yellow#CDAE6D
CSS Namedarkkhaki (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f7f5f0
100#eee9df
200#e2d8c4
300#d0be99
400#b99f67
500#a68642
600#937531
700#7c6020
800#685018
900#584312
950#342707

Accessibility

Contrast on white
2.13:1
Contrast on black
9.87:1
  • 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 84.8); /* #f7f5f0 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.014 84.8); /* #eee9df */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.03 84.8); /* #e2d8c4 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.054 84.8); /* #d0be99 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.079 84.8); /* #b99f67 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.096 84.8); /* #a68642 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.094 84.8); /* #937531 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.088 84.8); /* #7c6020 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.078 84.8); /* #685018 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.071 84.8); /* #584312 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.05 84.8); /* #342707 */
}

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