#C3B539#C3B539
#C3B539 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.140 H 102.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C3B539 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 181, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 71%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.2%, 70.8%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.86, -9.03, 61.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.86, 62.29, 98.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.29% -0.031 0.137) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.29% 0.14 102.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.7698, 44.9469, 10.4509) |
| Luminance | 0.4495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.10
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.69
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.22
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.38
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.61
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C3B539 #3947C3
analogous
#C37039 #C3B539 #8CC339
triadic
#C3B539 #39C3B5 #B539C3
tetradic
#C3B539 #39C370 #3947C3 #C3398C
square
#C3B539 #39C370 #3947C3 #C3398C
split-complementary
#C3B539 #398CC3 #7039C3
monochromatic
#645D1D #94892B #C3B539 #D2C867 #E0D996
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#C3B539 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#C3B539 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C3B539
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C3B539 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C3B539 | 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)
#C5AF25
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB641
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D2A89C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c3b539; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 181, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.140 102.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9ca77',
500: '#c3b539',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c3b539; $custom-light: #d9ca77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c3b539",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 181,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.913,
"s": 54.762,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76292,
"c": 0.14043,
"h": 102.8
},
"luminance": 0.44945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C3B539
secondary
#8C93CC
accent
#59DE4A
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#151309
muted
#83827B