#C4B375#C4B375
#C4B375 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.453; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.083 H 94.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4B375 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 179, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 40%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 40%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.7%, 40.3%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.06, -2.77, 33.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.06, 33.97, 94.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.69% -0.0067 0.083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.69% 0.083 94.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0969, 45.2617, 23.3451) |
| Luminance | 0.4526 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 2.66
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.64
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.37
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.42
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.92
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4B375 #7586C4
analogous
#C48C75 #C4B375 #AEC475
triadic
#C4B375 #75C4B3 #B375C4
tetradic
#C4B375 #75C48C #7586C4 #C475AE
square
#C4B375 #75C48C #7586C4 #C475AE
split-complementary
#C4B375 #75AEC4 #8C75C4
monochromatic
#867539 #B09B4B #C4B375 #D6CBA0 #E9E2CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#C4B375 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.05
#C4B375 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4B375
10.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4B375 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4B375 | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.05 | 10.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFB070
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B677
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CFAAA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4b375; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 179, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.083 94.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c99d',
500: '#c4b375',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4b375; $custom-light: #d7c99d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4b375",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 179,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.089,
"s": 40.102,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76687,
"c": 0.0833,
"h": 94.6
},
"luminance": 0.4526
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4B375
secondary
#BCC2D9
accent
#4EB332
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FAF8F2
border
#D3D1CC
text
#14130E
muted
#83827E