#CDB265 — Yellow

#CDB265 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.

#CDB265 color swatch, yellow#CDB265
CSS Namedarkkhaki (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f7f5f0
100#eeeade
200#e1d9c1
300#cfbf94
400#b7a05f
500#a48835
600#917622
700#7a620e
800#665107
900#574403
950#332802

Accessibility

Contrast on white
2.07:1
Contrast on black
10.15:1
  • 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 90.6); /* #f7f5f0 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.016 90.6); /* #eeeade */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.033 90.6); /* #e1d9c1 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.06 90.6); /* #cfbf94 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.089 90.6); /* #b7a05f */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.107 90.6); /* #a48835 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.105 90.6); /* #917622 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.098 90.6); /* #7a620e */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.088 90.6); /* #665107 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.079 90.6); /* #574403 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.056 90.6); /* #332802 */
}

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