#C4B070#C4B070
#C4B070 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.086 H 92.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4B070 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 176, 112) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 42%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 43%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.2%, 42.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.20, -1.72, 35.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.20, 35.40, 92.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.98% -0.0041 0.0862) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.98% 0.086 92.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2160, 43.9578, 21.6397) |
| Luminance | 0.4396 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 2.86
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.22
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.57
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.83
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.93
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4B070 #7084C4
analogous
#C48670 #C4B070 #AEC470
triadic
#C4B070 #70C4B0 #B070C4
tetradic
#C4B070 #70C486 #7084C4 #C470AE
square
#C4B070 #70C486 #7084C4 #C470AE
split-complementary
#C4B070 #70AEC4 #8670C4
monochromatic
#837136 #AF9648 #C4B070 #D6C89B #E8E0C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#C4B070 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.79
#C4B070 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4B070
9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4B070 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4B070 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.79 | 9.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAE6B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B472
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0A7A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4b070; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 176, 112); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.086 92.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c79a',
500: '#c4b070',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4b070; $custom-light: #d7c79a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4b070",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 176,
"b": 112
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.714,
"s": 41.584,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7598,
"c": 0.08632,
"h": 92.7
},
"luminance": 0.43956
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4B070
secondary
#B8BFD8
accent
#50B531
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FAF8F2
border
#D3D1CC
text
#15130E
muted
#83827E