#C4A832#C4A832
#C4A832 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.135 H 95.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4A832 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 168, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 59%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 74%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.3%, 74.5%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.45, -2.11, 60.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.45, 61.01, 91.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.6% -0.0122 0.1342) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.6% 0.135 95.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3453, 39.9734, 8.7656) |
| Luminance | 0.3997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.98
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.00
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.31
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.63
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.66
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4A832 #324EC4
analogous
#C45F32 #C4A832 #97C432
triadic
#C4A832 #32C4A8 #A832C4
tetradic
#C4A832 #32C45F #324EC4 #C43297
square
#C4A832 #32C45F #324EC4 #C43297
split-complementary
#C4A832 #3297C4 #5F32C4
monochromatic
#625419 #937E26 #C4A832 #D6BF5D #E2D28E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#C4A832 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#C4A832 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4A832
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4A832 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4A832 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA51D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AD39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D49B91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4a832; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 168, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.135 95.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac172',
500: '#c4a832',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4a832; $custom-light: #dac172; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4a832",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 168,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.493,
"s": 59.35,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73599,
"c": 0.13477,
"h": 95.2
},
"luminance": 0.39971
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4A832
secondary
#8593CD
accent
#63E345
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151208
muted
#83817B