#C4A432#C4A432
#C4A432 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.132 H 92.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4A432 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 164, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 59%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 74%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.3%, 74.5%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.40, 0.02, 59.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.40, 59.97, 89.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.77% -0.0061 0.1321) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.77% 0.132 92.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6182, 38.5191, 8.5232) |
| Luminance | 0.3852 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 3.23
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 3.79
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 4.37
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.54
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 4.87
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4A432 #3252C4
analogous
#C45B32 #C4A432 #9BC432
triadic
#C4A432 #32C4A4 #A432C4
tetradic
#C4A432 #32C45B #3252C4 #C4329B
square
#C4A432 #32C45B #3252C4 #C4329B
split-complementary
#C4A432 #329BC4 #5B32C4
monochromatic
#625219 #937B26 #C4A432 #D6BB5D #E2D08E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#C4A432 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.70
#C4A432 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4A432
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4A432 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4A432 | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.70 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A11F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAB39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4968E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4a432; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 164, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.132 92.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dabe72',
500: '#c4a432',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4a432; $custom-light: #dabe72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4a432",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 164,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.849,
"s": 59.35,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7277,
"c": 0.13222,
"h": 92.6
},
"luminance": 0.38517
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4A432
secondary
#8595CD
accent
#68E345
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151208
muted
#83817B