#C4A33B#C4A33B
#C4A33B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.126 H 91.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4A33B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 163, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 70%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.8%, 69.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.20, 1.00, 56.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.20, 56.21, 88.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.63% -0.0023 0.1258) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.63% 0.126 91) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6535, 38.2481, 9.5888) |
| Luminance | 0.3825 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 3.75
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.14
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 4.57
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.94
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.11
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4A33B #3B5CC4
analogous
#C45E3B #C4A33B #A1C43B
triadic
#C4A33B #3BC4A3 #A33BC4
tetradic
#C4A33B #3BC45E #3B5CC4 #C43BA1
square
#C4A33B #3BC45E #3B5CC4 #C43BA1
split-complementary
#C4A33B #3BA1C4 #5E3BC4
monochromatic
#66551F #957C2D #C4A33B #D2B96A #E0CF99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#C4A33B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.65
#C4A33B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4A33B
8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4A33B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4A33B | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.65 | 8.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A12D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAA40
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4968E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4a33b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 163, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.126 91.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dabd77',
500: '#c4a33b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4a33b; $custom-light: #dabd77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4a33b",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 163,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.547,
"s": 53.725,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72633,
"c": 0.12581,
"h": 91
},
"luminance": 0.38246
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4A33B
secondary
#8F9DCC
accent
#6EDD4B
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151209
muted
#83817B