#C3AC3D#C3AC3D
#C3AC3D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.130 H 97.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C3AC3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 172, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 69%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 68.7%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.49, -4.12, 57.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.49, 57.82, 94.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.42% -0.0166 0.1293) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.42% 0.13 97.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1023, 41.4460, 10.4069) |
| Luminance | 0.4144 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.90
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.21
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.82
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.54
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.59
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C3AC3D #3D54C3
analogous
#C3693D #C3AC3D #97C33D
triadic
#C3AC3D #3DC3AC #AC3DC3
tetradic
#C3AC3D #3DC369 #3D54C3 #C33D97
square
#C3AC3D #3DC369 #3D54C3 #C33D97
split-complementary
#C3AC3D #3D97C3 #693DC3
monochromatic
#665A20 #95832E #C3AC3D #D1C06C #E0D49A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#C3AC3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.29
#C3AC3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C3AC3D
9.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C3AC3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C3AC3D | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.29 | 9.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDA82E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B043
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D29F95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c3ac3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 172, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.130 97.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9c479',
500: '#c3ac3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c3ac3d; $custom-light: #d9c479; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c3ac3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 172,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.701,
"s": 52.756,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74421,
"c": 0.13036,
"h": 97.3
},
"luminance": 0.41444
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C3AC3D
secondary
#909ACC
accent
#64DC4C
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#151209
muted
#83817B