#C3A545#C3A545
#C3A545 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.389; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.119 H 91.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C3A545 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 165, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 65%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.4%, 64.6%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.71, 0.07, 52.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.71, 52.36, 89.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.04% -0.0036 0.1193) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.04% 0.119 91.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0368, 38.9441, 11.1952) |
| Luminance | 0.3894 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.97
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.51
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.95
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.46
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.74
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C3A545 #4563C3
analogous
#C36645 #C3A545 #A2C345
triadic
#C3A545 #45C3A5 #A545C3
tetradic
#C3A545 #45C366 #4563C3 #C345A2
square
#C3A545 #45C366 #4563C3 #C345A2
split-complementary
#C3A545 #45A2C3 #6645C3
monochromatic
#6B5A23 #998131 #C3A545 #D2BB73 #E1D2A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#C3A545 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.79
#C3A545 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C3A545
8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C3A545 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C3A545 | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.79 | 8.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A33A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAB49
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D29890
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c3a545; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 165, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.119 91.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8bf7d',
500: '#c3a545',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c3a545; $custom-light: #d8bf7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c3a545",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 165,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.714,
"s": 51.22,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73038,
"c": 0.1194,
"h": 91.8
},
"luminance": 0.38942
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C3A545
secondary
#96A3CE
accent
#6FDB4D
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6EE
border
#D4D0C9
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C