#C1B136#C1B136
#C1B136 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.139 H 101.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C1B136 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 177, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 56%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 72%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.59, -7.97, 61.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.59, 61.97, 97.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.24% -0.0282 0.1361) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.24% 0.139 101.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3820, 43.0498, 9.7770) |
| Luminance | 0.4305 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 2.99
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.55
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.77
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.41
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.06
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C1B136 #3646C1
analogous
#C16C36 #C1B136 #8BC136
triadic
#C1B136 #36C1B1 #B136C1
tetradic
#C1B136 #36C16C #3646C1 #C1368B
square
#C1B136 #36C16C #3646C1 #C1368B
split-complementary
#C1B136 #368BC1 #6C36C1
monochromatic
#61591B #918529 #C1B136 #D3C661 #E0D791
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#C1B136 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.61
#C1B136 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C1B136
9.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C1B136 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C1B136 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.61 | 9.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2AC21
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6B23E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0A499
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c1b136; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 177, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.139 101.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c875',
500: '#c1b136',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c1b136; $custom-light: #d7c875; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c1b136",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 177,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.094,
"s": 56.275,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75236,
"c": 0.13901,
"h": 101.7
},
"luminance": 0.43048
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C1B136
secondary
#888FCB
accent
#5AE048
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8ED
border
#D4D1C8
text
#151309
muted
#83827B