#C3AB4D#C3AB4D
#C3AB4D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.413; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.117 H 95.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C3AB4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 171, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 50%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 61%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.3%, 60.5%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.36, -2.59, 50.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.36, 50.58, 92.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.37% -0.0103 0.1165) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.37% 0.117 95.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4098, 41.2656, 12.9616) |
| Luminance | 0.4126 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.91
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.97
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.06
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.08
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.31
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C3AB4D #4D65C3
analogous
#C3704D #C3AB4D #A0C34D
triadic
#C3AB4D #4DC3AB #AB4DC3
tetradic
#C3AB4D #4DC370 #4D65C3 #C34DA0
square
#C3AB4D #4DC370 #4D65C3 #C34DA0
split-complementary
#C3AB4D #4DA0C3 #704DC3
monochromatic
#706126 #9E8835 #C3AB4D #D2C17B #E2D6A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#C3AB4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.25
#C3AB4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C3AB4D
9.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C3AB4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C3AB4D | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.25 | 9.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA843
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AF51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D19F96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c3ab4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 171, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.117 95.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8c382',
500: '#c3ab4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c3ab4d; $custom-light: #d8c382; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c3ab4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 171,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.797,
"s": 49.58,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74366,
"c": 0.117,
"h": 95.1
},
"luminance": 0.41264
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C3AB4D
secondary
#9DA7CF
accent
#6BD94F
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C