#C1AA43#C1AA43
#C1AA43 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.405; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.124 H 96.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C1AA43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 170, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 50%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 65%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.9%, 65.3%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.82, -3.58, 54.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.82, 54.50, 93.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.86% -0.0143 0.1234) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.86% 0.124 96.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3819, 40.4940, 11.1562) |
| Luminance | 0.4049 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.82
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.17
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.25
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.87
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.02
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C1AA43 #435AC1
analogous
#C16B43 #C1AA43 #99C143
triadic
#C1AA43 #43C1AA #AA43C1
tetradic
#C1AA43 #43C16B #435AC1 #C14399
square
#C1AA43 #43C16B #435AC1 #C14399
split-complementary
#C1AA43 #4399C1 #6B43C1
monochromatic
#675B22 #958331 #C1AA43 #D0BF71 #DFD49F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#C1AA43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.10
#C1AA43 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C1AA43
9.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C1AA43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C1AA43 | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.10 | 9.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA637
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AE48
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D09E94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c1aa43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 170, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.124 96.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c37c',
500: '#c1aa43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c1aa43; $custom-light: #d7c37c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c1aa43",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 170,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.048,
"s": 50.4,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73864,
"c": 0.1242,
"h": 96.6
},
"luminance": 0.40492
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C1AA43
secondary
#949ECC
accent
#67DA4E
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7EE
border
#D4D0C9
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C