#C4A833#C4A833
#C4A833 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.134 H 95.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4A833 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 168, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 59%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 74%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.3%, 74%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.46, -2.06, 60.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.46, 60.64, 91.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.61% -0.0119 0.1336) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.61% 0.134 95.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3671, 39.9821, 8.8804) |
| Luminance | 0.3998 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.06
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.08
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.34
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.70
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.71
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4A833 #334FC4
analogous
#C45F33 #C4A833 #97C433
triadic
#C4A833 #33C4A8 #A833C4
tetradic
#C4A833 #33C45F #334FC4 #C43397
square
#C4A833 #33C45F #334FC4 #C43397
split-complementary
#C4A833 #3397C4 #5F33C4
monochromatic
#63551A #937E26 #C4A833 #D5BE5F #E2D28F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#C4A833 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.00
#C4A833 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4A833
9.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4A833 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4A833 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA51F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AD3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D49B91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4a833; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 168, 51); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.134 95.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac173',
500: '#c4a833',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4a833; $custom-light: #dac173; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4a833",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 168,
"b": 51
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.414,
"s": 58.704,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73606,
"c": 0.13417,
"h": 95.1
},
"luminance": 0.3998
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4A833
secondary
#8694CD
accent
#64E246
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151208
muted
#83817B