#C3BC3B#C3BC3B
#C3BC3B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.145 H 106.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C3BC3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 188, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 69.7%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.75, -12.53, 62.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.75, 63.98, 101.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.81% -0.0407 0.1397) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.81% 0.145 106.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2799, 47.8858, 11.2053) |
| Luminance | 0.4788 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 2.95
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.22
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 3.39
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.22
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.51
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C3BC3B #3B42C3
analogous
#C3783B #C3BC3B #86C33B
triadic
#C3BC3B #3BC3BC #BC3BC3
tetradic
#C3BC3B #3BC378 #3B42C3 #C33B86
square
#C3BC3B #3BC378 #3B42C3 #C33B86
split-complementary
#C3BC3B #3B86C3 #783BC3
monochromatic
#65611F #948F2D #C3BC3B #D2CC69 #E0DC98
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#C3BC3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.58
#C3BC3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C3BC3B
10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C3BC3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C3BC3B | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.58 | 10.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCB526
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBA44
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D1B0A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c3bc3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 188, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.145 106.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9cf79',
500: '#c3bc3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c3bc3b; $custom-light: #d9cf79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c3bc3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 188,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.912,
"s": 53.543,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77805,
"c": 0.14547,
"h": 106.2
},
"luminance": 0.47884
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C3BC3B
secondary
#8E91CC
accent
#52DD4B
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF9EE
border
#D4D2C9
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C