#C1AA61#C1AA61
#C1AA61 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.409; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.097 H 92.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C1AA61 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 170, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 44%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 50%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.9%, 49.7%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.14, -1.27, 40.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.14, 40.46, 91.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.22% -0.0041 0.0967) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.22% 0.097 92.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5260, 40.9516, 17.1821) |
| Luminance | 0.4095 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.60
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.72
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.90
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.05
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.00
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C1AA61 #6178C1
analogous
#C17A61 #C1AA61 #A8C161
triadic
#C1AA61 #61C1AA #AA61C1
tetradic
#C1AA61 #61C17A #6178C1 #C161A8
square
#C1AA61 #61C17A #6178C1 #C161A8
split-complementary
#C1AA61 #61A8C1 #7A61C1
monochromatic
#78672F #A48C40 #C1AA61 #D2C28D #E3D9B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#C1AA61 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.19
#C1AA61 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C1AA61
9.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C1AA61 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C1AA61 | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.19 | 9.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A75B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAE64
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CEA099
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c1aa61; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 170, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.097 92.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6c38f',
500: '#c1aa61',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c1aa61; $custom-light: #d6c38f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c1aa61",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 170,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.625,
"s": 43.636,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74223,
"c": 0.09682,
"h": 92.4
},
"luminance": 0.4095
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C1AA61
secondary
#ABB5D2
accent
#73D354
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D