#C1B43E#C1B43E
#C1B43E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.136 H 103.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C1B43E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 180, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 51%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 68%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.7%, 67.9%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.45, -9.11, 59.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.45, 59.91, 98.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.94% -0.0306 0.1328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.94% 0.136 103) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1847, 44.3294, 11.0489) |
| Luminance | 0.4433 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.72
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.09
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.79
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.86
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.29
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C1B43E #3E4BC1
analogous
#C1733E #C1B43E #8CC13E
triadic
#C1B43E #3EC1B4 #B43EC1
tetradic
#C1B43E #3EC173 #3E4BC1 #C13E8C
square
#C1B43E #3EC173 #3E4BC1 #C13E8C
split-complementary
#C1B43E #3E8CC1 #733EC1
monochromatic
#645E20 #93892F #C1B43E #D0C66C #DFD89B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#C1B43E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.87
#C1B43E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C1B43E
9.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C1B43E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C1B43E | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.87 | 9.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4AE2D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B445
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CFA89C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c1b43e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 180, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.136 103.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7ca7a',
500: '#c1b43e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c1b43e; $custom-light: #d7ca7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c1b43e",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 180,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.046,
"s": 51.373,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75936,
"c": 0.13627,
"h": 103
},
"luminance": 0.44328
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C1B43E
secondary
#9096CB
accent
#5BDB4D
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C