#CDB481 — Yellow

#CDB481 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.

#CDB481 color swatch, yellow#CDB481
CSS Nametan (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f7f5f1
100#ede9e1
200#e0d8c8
300#cdbfa1
400#b59f74
500#a18853
600#8e7643
700#776132
800#645128
900#554420
950#322710

Accessibility

Contrast on white
2.01:1
Contrast on black
10.44:1
  • 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 0.005 84.7); /* #f7f5f1 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.012 84.7); /* #ede9e1 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.024 84.7); /* #e0d8c8 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.043 84.7); /* #cdbfa1 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.064 84.7); /* #b59f74 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.077 84.7); /* #a18853 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.075 84.7); /* #8e7643 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.071 84.7); /* #776132 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.063 84.7); /* #645128 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.057 84.7); /* #554420 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.04 84.7); /* #322710 */
}

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