#C1B43C#C1B43C
#C1B43C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.138 H 103.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C1B43C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 180, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 69%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.7%, 68.9%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.43, -9.22, 59.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.43, 60.70, 98.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.92% -0.0311 0.1341) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.92% 0.138 103.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1308, 44.3078, 10.7651) |
| Luminance | 0.4431 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.51
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.92
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.65
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.70
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.15
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C1B43C #3C49C1
analogous
#C1713C #C1B43C #8CC13C
triadic
#C1B43C #3CC1B4 #B43CC1
tetradic
#C1B43C #3CC171 #3C49C1 #C13C8C
square
#C1B43C #3CC171 #3C49C1 #C13C8C
split-complementary
#C1B43C #3C8CC1 #713CC1
monochromatic
#645D1F #92882D #C1B43C #D1C76A #DFD898
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#C1B43C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.86
#C1B43C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C1B43C
9.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C1B43C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C1B43C | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.86 | 9.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4AE2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B444
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CFA89C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c1b43c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 180, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.138 103.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7ca79',
500: '#c1b43c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c1b43c; $custom-light: #d7ca79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c1b43c",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 180,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.135,
"s": 52.569,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7592,
"c": 0.13765,
"h": 103.1
},
"luminance": 0.44306
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C1B43C
secondary
#8E94CB
accent
#5ADC4C
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#151309
muted
#83827B