#C3B537#C3B537
#C3B537 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.142 H 102.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C3B537 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 181, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.2%, 71.8%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.84, -9.13, 62.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.84, 63.03, 98.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.28% -0.0315 0.1382) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.28% 0.142 102.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.7209, 44.9274, 10.1933) |
| Luminance | 0.4493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 2.91
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.56
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.09
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.24
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.47
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C3B537 #3745C3
analogous
#C36F37 #C3B537 #8BC337
triadic
#C3B537 #37C3B5 #B537C3
tetradic
#C3B537 #37C36F #3745C3 #C3378B
square
#C3B537 #37C36F #3745C3 #C3378B
split-complementary
#C3B537 #378BC3 #6F37C3
monochromatic
#645C1C #93892A #C3B537 #D3C864 #E1D994
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#C3B537 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#C3B537 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C3B537
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C3B537 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C3B537 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6AF22
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB63F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D2A89C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c3b537; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 181, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.142 102.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9ca76',
500: '#c3b537',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c3b537; $custom-light: #d9ca76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c3b537",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 181,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54,
"s": 56,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76278,
"c": 0.14171,
"h": 102.8
},
"luminance": 0.44926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C3B537
secondary
#8A91CC
accent
#58DF49
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8ED
border
#D4D1C8
text
#151309
muted
#83827B