#C1BD97#C1BD97
#C1BD97 is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.052 H 102.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C1BD97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 189, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 25%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 22%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 21.8%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.05, -4.84, 19.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.05, 20.35, 103.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.18% -0.0112 0.0504) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.18% 0.052 102.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.7757, 49.9677, 36.5054) |
| Luminance | 0.4997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.71
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.19
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 6.31
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 7.05
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 7.81
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 8.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C1BD97 #979BC1
analogous
#C1A897 #C1BD97 #B0C197
triadic
#C1BD97 #97C1BD #BD97C1
tetradic
#C1BD97 #97C1A8 #979BC1 #C197B0
square
#C1BD97 #97C1A8 #979BC1 #C197B0
split-complementary
#C1BD97 #97B0C1 #A897C1
monochromatic
#8B8553 #AAA571 #C1BD97 #D8D5BD #EFEEE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#C1BD97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#C1BD97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C1BD97
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C1BD97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C1BD97 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4BA95
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6BD98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8B8B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c1bd97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 189, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.052 102.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4d0b5',
500: '#c1bd97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c1bd97; $custom-light: #d4d0b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c1bd97",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 189,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.286,
"s": 25.301,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79182,
"c": 0.05163,
"h": 102.5
},
"luminance": 0.49967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C1BD97
secondary
#D3D5E0
accent
#4BA442
background
#FDFCFB
surface
#FAF9F6
border
#D3D2D0
text
#141411
muted
#838280