#C4B33C#C4B33C
#C4B33C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.137 H 101.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4B33C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 179, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.7%, 69.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.43, -7.41, 60.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.43, 60.53, 97.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.98% -0.0261 0.1342) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.98% 0.137 101) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.7024, 44.3040, 10.7343) |
| Luminance | 0.4430 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.56
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.83
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.95
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.42
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.91
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4B33C #3C4DC4
analogous
#C46F3C #C4B33C #91C43C
triadic
#C4B33C #3CC4B3 #B33CC4
tetradic
#C4B33C #3CC46F #3C4DC4 #C43C91
square
#C4B33C #3CC46F #3C4DC4 #C43C91
split-complementary
#C4B33C #3C91C4 #6F3CC4
monochromatic
#675E1F #96892D #C4B33C #D2C56B #E0D89A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#C4B33C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.86
#C4B33C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4B33C
9.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4B33C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4B33C | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.86 | 9.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4AE2B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B543
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3A69B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4b33c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 179, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.137 101.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9c979',
500: '#c4b33c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4b33c; $custom-light: #d9c979; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4b33c",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 179,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.5,
"s": 53.543,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75982,
"c": 0.13669,
"h": 101
},
"luminance": 0.44302
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4B33C
secondary
#9097CC
accent
#5DDD4B
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#151309
muted
#83827B