#C4A93A#C4A93A
#C4A93A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.130 H 95.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4A93A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 169, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 70%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 70.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.77, -2.25, 58.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.77, 58.24, 92.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.87% -0.0117 0.1298) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.87% 0.13 95.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7185, 40.4192, 9.8171) |
| Luminance | 0.4042 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.40
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.47
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.89
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.05
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.19
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4A93A #3A55C4
analogous
#C4643A #C4A93A #9AC43A
triadic
#C4A93A #3AC4A9 #A93AC4
tetradic
#C4A93A #3AC464 #3A55C4 #C43A9A
square
#C4A93A #3AC464 #3A55C4 #C43A9A
split-complementary
#C4A93A #3A9AC4 #643AC4
monochromatic
#66581E #95802C #C4A93A #D3BE69 #E0D298
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#C4A93A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.08
#C4A93A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4A93A
9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4A93A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4A93A | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.08 | 9.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA62A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AE40
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D49C93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4a93a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 169, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.130 95.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac277',
500: '#c4a93a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4a93a; $custom-light: #dac277; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4a93a",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 169,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.261,
"s": 54.331,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73866,
"c": 0.13037,
"h": 95.2
},
"luminance": 0.40417
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4A93A
secondary
#8E9ACC
accent
#67DE4A
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151209
muted
#83817B