#C3BB50#C3BB50
#C3BB50 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.129 H 105.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C3BB50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 187, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 49%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 59%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 59%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.65, -10.73, 53.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.65, 54.98, 101.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.78% -0.0333 0.1242) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.78% 0.129 105) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7254, 47.7233, 14.6015) |
| Luminance | 0.4772 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.83
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.34
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.38
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 5.76
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 6.41
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C3BB50 #5058C3
analogous
#C38250 #C3BB50 #92C350
triadic
#C3BB50 #50C3BB #BB50C3
tetradic
#C3BB50 #50C382 #5058C3 #C35092
square
#C3BB50 #50C382 #5058C3 #C35092
split-complementary
#C3BB50 #5092C3 #8250C3
monochromatic
#726C27 #9F9837 #C3BB50 #D3CD7E #E2DEAB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#C3BB50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.54
#C3BB50 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C3BB50
10.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C3BB50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C3BB50 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.54 | 10.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAB544
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDBA56
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0B0A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c3bb50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 187, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.129 105.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8cf85',
500: '#c3bb50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c3bb50; $custom-light: #d8cf85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c3bb50",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 187,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.826,
"s": 48.936,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77777,
"c": 0.12859,
"h": 105
},
"luminance": 0.47722
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C3BB50
secondary
#9FA2D0
accent
#59D84F
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF9EF
border
#D4D2CA
text
#15130B
muted
#83827C