#C1B53D#C1B53D
#C1B53D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.138 H 103.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C1B53D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 181, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 52%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 68%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 68.4%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.71, -9.68, 59.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.71, 60.65, 99.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.14% -0.0323 0.134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.14% 0.138 103.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3601, 44.7237, 10.9732) |
| Luminance | 0.4472 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.49
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.19
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.50
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.90
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.99
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C1B53D #3D49C1
analogous
#C1733D #C1B53D #8BC13D
triadic
#C1B53D #3DC1B5 #B53DC1
tetradic
#C1B53D #3DC173 #3D49C1 #C13D8B
square
#C1B53D #3DC173 #3D49C1 #C13D8B
split-complementary
#C1B53D #3D8BC1 #733DC1
monochromatic
#645E20 #92892E #C1B53D #D0C76B #DFD999
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#C1B53D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.94
#C1B53D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C1B53D
9.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C1B53D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C1B53D | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.94 | 9.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5AF2C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B545
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CFA99D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c1b53d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 181, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.138 103.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7ca79',
500: '#c1b53d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c1b53d; $custom-light: #d7ca79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c1b53d",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 181,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.545,
"s": 51.969,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76142,
"c": 0.13786,
"h": 103.6
},
"luminance": 0.44722
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C1B53D
secondary
#8F94CB
accent
#59DB4C
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C