#C1B153#C1B153
#C1B153 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.116 H 99.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C1B153 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 177, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 47%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 57%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 57%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.83, -6.16, 49.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.83, 49.70, 97.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.51% -0.0198 0.1148) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.51% 0.116 99.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2772, 43.4078, 14.4916) |
| Luminance | 0.4341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.41
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.61
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.21
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.66
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.72
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C1B153 #5363C1
analogous
#C17A53 #C1B153 #9AC153
triadic
#C1B153 #53C1B1 #B153C1
tetradic
#C1B153 #53C17A #5363C1 #C1539A
square
#C1B153 #53C17A #5363C1 #C1539A
split-complementary
#C1B153 #539AC1 #7A53C1
monochromatic
#716629 #9E8F39 #C1B153 #D1C580 #E1DAAD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#C1B153 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.68
#C1B153 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C1B153
9.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C1B153 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C1B153 | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.68 | 9.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0AD4A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B357
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CEA69C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c1b153; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 177, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.116 99.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6c886',
500: '#c1b153',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c1b153; $custom-light: #d6c886; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c1b153",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 177,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.273,
"s": 47.009,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75506,
"c": 0.11645,
"h": 99.8
},
"luminance": 0.43406
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C1B153
secondary
#A1A7CF
accent
#65D751
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15130B
muted
#83827C