#C4B435#C4B435
#C4B435 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.142 H 101.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4B435 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 180, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 73%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 73%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.65, -8.27, 62.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.65, 63.48, 97.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.14% -0.0293 0.139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.14% 0.142 101.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.7306, 44.6371, 9.8905) |
| Luminance | 0.4464 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 2.99
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.16
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.58
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.04
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.27
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4B435 #3545C4
analogous
#C46D35 #C4B435 #8DC435
triadic
#C4B435 #35C4B4 #B435C4
tetradic
#C4B435 #35C46D #3545C4 #C4358D
square
#C4B435 #35C46D #3545C4 #C4358D
split-complementary
#C4B435 #358DC4 #6D35C4
monochromatic
#645C1B #948828 #C4B435 #D4C862 #E1D992
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#C4B435 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.93
#C4B435 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4B435
9.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4B435 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4B435 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.93 | 9.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5AE1F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB53E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3A79B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4b435; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 180, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.142 101.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#daca75',
500: '#c4b435',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4b435; $custom-light: #daca75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4b435",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 180,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.287,
"s": 57.43,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76142,
"c": 0.14204,
"h": 101.9
},
"luminance": 0.44635
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4B435
secondary
#8890CC
accent
#58E147
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8ED
border
#D4D1C8
text
#151309
muted
#83827B