#C1AD3B#C1AD3B
#C1AD3B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.132 H 99.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C1AD3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 173, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 53%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 69%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.4%, 69.4%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.55, -5.62, 58.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.55, 58.76, 95.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.43% -0.021 0.1308) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.43% 0.132 99.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7270, 41.5421, 10.1680) |
| Luminance | 0.4154 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.44
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.07
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.75
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.10
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.63
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C1AD3B #3B4FC1
analogous
#C16A3B #C1AD3B #92C13B
triadic
#C1AD3B #3BC1AD #AD3BC1
tetradic
#C1AD3B #3BC16A #3B4FC1 #C13B92
square
#C1AD3B #3BC16A #3B4FC1 #C13B92
split-complementary
#C1AD3B #3B92C1 #6A3BC1
monochromatic
#63591E #92832D #C1AD3B #D1C168 #DFD497
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#C1AD3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.31
#C1AD3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C1AD3B
9.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C1AD3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C1AD3B | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.31 | 9.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEA82B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B042
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0A096
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c1ad3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 173, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.132 99.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c578',
500: '#c1ad3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c1ad3b; $custom-light: #d7c578; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c1ad3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 173,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.045,
"s": 53.175,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74426,
"c": 0.13244,
"h": 99.1
},
"luminance": 0.4154
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C1AD3B
secondary
#8D96CB
accent
#61DD4B
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#151209
muted
#83817B