#C1A733#C1A733
#C1A733 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.133 H 96.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C1A733 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 167, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 58%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 74%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.5%, 73.6%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.91, -2.85, 59.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.91, 60.04, 92.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.1% -0.014 0.1324) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.1% 0.133 96) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4105, 39.2159, 8.7829) |
| Luminance | 0.3921 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.88
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.26
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.42
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.99
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.07
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C1A733 #334DC1
analogous
#C16033 #C1A733 #94C133
triadic
#C1A733 #33C1A7 #A733C1
tetradic
#C1A733 #33C160 #334DC1 #C13394
square
#C1A733 #33C160 #334DC1 #C13394
split-complementary
#C1A733 #3394C1 #6033C1
monochromatic
#605319 #917D26 #C1A733 #D4BE5D #E1D28D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#C1A733 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.84
#C1A733 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C1A733
8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C1A733 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C1A733 | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.84 | 8.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A320
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAC3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D09A90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c1a733; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 167, 51); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.133 96.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8c073',
500: '#c1a733',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c1a733; $custom-light: #d8c073; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c1a733",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 167,
"b": 51
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.014,
"s": 58.197,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73104,
"c": 0.13317,
"h": 96
},
"luminance": 0.39214
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C1A733
secondary
#8491CB
accent
#63E146
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151208
muted
#83817B