#C1B16D#C1B16D
#C1B16D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.090 H 96.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C1B16D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 177, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 40%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 44%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 43.5%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.15, -3.80, 36.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.15, 36.99, 95.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.87% -0.0102 0.0894) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.87% 0.09 96.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4758, 43.8873, 20.8040) |
| Luminance | 0.4389 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.57
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.93
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.46
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.72
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.90
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C1B16D #6D7DC1
analogous
#C1876D #C1B16D #A7C16D
triadic
#C1B16D #6DC1B1 #B16DC1
tetradic
#C1B16D #6DC187 #6D7DC1 #C16DA7
square
#C1B16D #6DC187 #6D7DC1 #C16DA7
split-complementary
#C1B16D #6DA7C1 #876DC1
monochromatic
#7E7036 #A99748 #C1B16D #D3C898 #E5DFC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#C1B16D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.78
#C1B16D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C1B16D
9.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C1B16D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C1B16D | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.78 | 9.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAE68
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B370
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CDA8A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c1b16d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 177, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.090 96.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5c898',
500: '#c1b16d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c1b16d; $custom-light: #d5c898; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c1b16d",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 177,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.571,
"s": 40.385,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75865,
"c": 0.08994,
"h": 96.5
},
"luminance": 0.43886
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C1B16D
secondary
#B4BBD5
accent
#6FD058
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FAF8F2
border
#D3D1CC
text
#14130E
muted
#83827E