#C4B636#C4B636
#C4B636 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.455; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.143 H 102.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4B636 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 182, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.1%, 72.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.19, -9.26, 63.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.19, 63.78, 98.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.58% -0.032 0.1395) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.58% 0.143 102.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1605, 45.4597, 10.1485) |
| Luminance | 0.4546 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 2.71
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.62
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.00
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.04
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.19
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4B636 #3644C4
analogous
#C46F36 #C4B636 #8BC436
triadic
#C4B636 #36C4B6 #B636C4
tetradic
#C4B636 #36C46F #3644C4 #C4368B
square
#C4B636 #36C46F #3644C4 #C4368B
split-complementary
#C4B636 #368BC4 #6F36C4
monochromatic
#645D1C #948929 #C4B636 #D4C963 #E1DA93
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#C4B636 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.09
#C4B636 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4B636
10.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4B636 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4B636 | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.09 | 10.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B020
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBB73F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3A99D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4b636; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 182, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.143 102.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dacb76',
500: '#c4b636',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4b636; $custom-light: #dacb76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4b636",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 182,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.085,
"s": 56.8,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76575,
"c": 0.14313,
"h": 102.9
},
"luminance": 0.45458
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4B636
secondary
#8990CC
accent
#57E048
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8ED
border
#D4D1C8
text
#151309
muted
#83827B