#CDBC8A — Light Yellow

#CDBC8A is a light 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.

#CDBC8A color swatch, light yellow#CDBC8A
CSS Nametan (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f7f5f2
100#eceae2
200#ded9c9
300#cac0a3
400#b0a177
500#9b8a57
600#897847
700#736336
800#60532b
900#514623
950#302812

Accessibility

Contrast on white
1.88:1
Contrast on black
11.16:1
  • 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 91.5); /* #f7f5f2 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.011 91.5); /* #eceae2 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.022 91.5); /* #ded9c9 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.041 91.5); /* #cac0a3 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.06 91.5); /* #b0a177 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.072 91.5); /* #9b8a57 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.071 91.5); /* #897847 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.067 91.5); /* #736336 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.059 91.5); /* #60532b */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.054 91.5); /* #514623 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.038 91.5); /* #302812 */
}

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