#C4A32F#C4A32F
#C4A32F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.133 H 92.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4A32F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 163, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 61%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 76%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.8%, 76%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.12, 0.43, 60.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.12, 60.81, 89.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.54% -0.0052 0.1333) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.54% 0.133 92.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3773, 38.1376, 8.1340) |
| Luminance | 0.3814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 2.86
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 3.39
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 3.99
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.43
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.66
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4A32F #2F50C4
analogous
#C4582F #C4A32F #9BC42F
triadic
#C4A32F #2FC4A3 #A32FC4
tetradic
#C4A32F #2FC458 #2F50C4 #C42F9B
square
#C4A32F #2FC458 #2F50C4 #C42F9B
split-complementary
#C4A32F #2F9BC4 #582FC4
monochromatic
#615117 #937A23 #C4A32F #D7BB59 #E3CF8A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#C4A32F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.63
#C4A32F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4A32F
8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4A32F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4A32F | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.63 | 8.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A11A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAA36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4958D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4a32f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 163, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.133 92.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dabd70',
500: '#c4a32f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4a32f; $custom-light: #dabd70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4a32f",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 163,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.711,
"s": 61.317,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72543,
"c": 0.13337,
"h": 92.3
},
"luminance": 0.38135
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4A32F
secondary
#8292CD
accent
#67E443
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6ED
border
#D5D0C8
text
#151208
muted
#84817B