#C1AA3E#C1AA3E
#C1AA3E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.128 H 97.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C1AA3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 170, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 51%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 68%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.9%, 67.9%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.78, -3.87, 56.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.78, 56.61, 93.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.82% -0.0157 0.127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.82% 0.128 97) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2383, 40.4366, 10.4001) |
| Luminance | 0.4043 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.22
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.70
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.36
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.68
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.76
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C1AA3E #3E55C1
analogous
#C1693E #C1AA3E #96C13E
triadic
#C1AA3E #3EC1AA #AA3EC1
tetradic
#C1AA3E #3EC169 #3E55C1 #C13E96
square
#C1AA3E #3EC169 #3E55C1 #C13E96
split-complementary
#C1AA3E #3E96C1 #693EC1
monochromatic
#645820 #93812F #C1AA3E #D0BE6C #DFD39B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#C1AA3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.09
#C1AA3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C1AA3E
9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C1AA3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C1AA3E | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.09 | 9.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA630
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AE44
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D09D94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c1aa3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 170, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.128 97.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c379',
500: '#c1aa3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c1aa3e; $custom-light: #d7c379; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c1aa3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 170,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.466,
"s": 51.373,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73819,
"c": 0.12797,
"h": 97
},
"luminance": 0.40435
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C1AA3E
secondary
#909ACB
accent
#66DB4D
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7EE
border
#D4D0C9
text
#151209
muted
#83817B