#C4B451#C4B451
#C4B451 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.121 H 100.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4B451 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 180, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 49%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 59%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 58.7%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.87, -6.61, 51.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.87, 51.93, 97.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.39% -0.0215 0.1192) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.39% 0.121 100.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5729, 44.9740, 14.3267) |
| Luminance | 0.4497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.75
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.84
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 6.04
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.10
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.19
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4B451 #5161C4
analogous
#C47B51 #C4B451 #9BC451
triadic
#C4B451 #51C4B4 #B451C4
tetradic
#C4B451 #51C47B #5161C4 #C4519B
square
#C4B451 #51C47B #5161C4 #C4519B
split-complementary
#C4B451 #519BC4 #7B51C4
monochromatic
#736927 #A19237 #C4B451 #D3C87F #E3DBAC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#C4B451 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#C4B451 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4B451
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4B451 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4B451 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3AF47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B656
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D2A89E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4b451; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 180, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.121 100.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8ca85',
500: '#c4b451',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4b451; $custom-light: #d8ca85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4b451",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 180,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.652,
"s": 49.356,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7639,
"c": 0.12107,
"h": 100.2
},
"luminance": 0.44972
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4B451
secondary
#A0A7D1
accent
#62D94F
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8EF
border
#D4D1CA
text
#15130B
muted
#83827C