#C1B53E#C1B53E
#C1B53E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.137 H 103.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C1B53E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 181, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 51%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 68%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 67.9%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.72, -9.63, 59.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.72, 60.26, 99.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.15% -0.0321 0.1334) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.15% 0.137 103.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3873, 44.7346, 11.1164) |
| Luminance | 0.4473 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.59
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.26
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.58
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.97
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 5.08
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C1B53E #3E4AC1
analogous
#C1743E #C1B53E #8BC13E
triadic
#C1B53E #3EC1B5 #B53EC1
tetradic
#C1B53E #3EC174 #3E4AC1 #C13E8B
square
#C1B53E #3EC174 #3E4AC1 #C13E8B
split-complementary
#C1B53E #3E8BC1 #743EC1
monochromatic
#645E20 #938A2F #C1B53E #D0C76C #DFD99B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#C1B53E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.95
#C1B53E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C1B53E
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C1B53E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C1B53E | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.95 | 9.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5AF2D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B545
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CFA99D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c1b53e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 181, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.137 103.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7ca7a',
500: '#c1b53e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c1b53e; $custom-light: #d7ca7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c1b53e",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 181,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.504,
"s": 51.373,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7615,
"c": 0.13716,
"h": 103.5
},
"luminance": 0.44733
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C1B53E
secondary
#9095CB
accent
#5ADB4D
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C