#C3AB4E#C3AB4E
#C3AB4E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.413; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.116 H 94.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C3AB4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 171, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 49%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.3%, 60%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.37, -2.52, 50.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.37, 50.12, 92.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.38% -0.01 0.1157) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.38% 0.116 94.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4454, 41.2798, 13.1490) |
| Luminance | 0.4128 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.80
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.84
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.94
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.22
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.44
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C3AB4E #4E66C3
analogous
#C3704E #C3AB4E #A0C34E
triadic
#C3AB4E #4EC3AB #AB4EC3
tetradic
#C3AB4E #4EC370 #4E66C3 #C34EA0
square
#C3AB4E #4EC370 #4E66C3 #C34EA0
split-complementary
#C3AB4E #4EA0C3 #704EC3
monochromatic
#706126 #9E8936 #C3AB4E #D2C17C #E2D6A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#C3AB4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.26
#C3AB4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C3AB4E
9.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C3AB4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C3AB4E | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.26 | 9.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA844
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AF52
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D19F97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c3ab4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 171, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.116 94.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8c383',
500: '#c3ab4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c3ab4e; $custom-light: #d8c383; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c3ab4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 171,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.692,
"s": 49.367,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74377,
"c": 0.11612,
"h": 94.9
},
"luminance": 0.41278
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C3AB4E
secondary
#9DA8CF
accent
#6BD94F
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C