#CBC97B

Closest named color: Greenish Tan (#BCCB7A). oklch(82% 0.1 107.1), rgb(203, 201, 123).

Black text reads best on this color (12.17:1).

About this color

#CBC97B is a light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 82%, its chroma 0.100 and its hue 107°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Greenish Tan (#BCCB7A), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 12.17:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	light (82%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.100)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Greenish Tan (#BCCB7A)
Black text	12.17:1
White text	1.72:1

Values

HEX	#CBC97B
RGB	rgb(203, 201, 123)
HSL	hsl(59, 43%, 64%)
OKLCH	oklch(82% 0.1 107.1)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #CBC97B	1.72:1	Fails	Lc -35.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #CBC97B	12.17:1	AAA	Lc 72.7	Content text, not long reading
#CBC97B text on white	1.72:1	Fails	Lc 31.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#CBC97B text on black	12.17:1	AAA	Lc -71.6	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#F6F6EC

oklch(97% 0.013 106.6)
Step 100
100

#ECECD6

oklch(93.7% 0.029 106.9)
Step 200
200

#DDDCB2

oklch(88.5% 0.055 106.4)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#CBC97B

oklch(82% 0.1 107.1)
Step 400
400

#ACA600

oklch(70.7% 0.152 107.1)
Step 500
500

#938E00

oklch(63.1% 0.135 107.2)
Step 600
600

#7C7700

oklch(55.6% 0.119 106.8)
Step 700
700

#686400

oklch(49.1% 0.105 107)
Step 800
800

#555200

oklch(42.8% 0.092 107.3)
Step 900
900

#474400

oklch(37.7% 0.081 106.8)
Step 950
950

#2A2800

oklch(27% 0.058 106.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#CBC97B with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#D5C375	0.019
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#D7C77E	0.019
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#D6C0B6	0.090
Achromatopsia (no color)	#C5C5C5	0.100