#C4B637#C4B637
#C4B637 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 | #C4B637 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 182, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.1%, 71.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.20, -9.21, 62.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.20, 63.42, 98.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.58% -0.0318 0.1389) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.58% 0.143 102.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1842, 45.4692, 10.2734) |
| Luminance | 0.4547 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 2.80
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.68
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.07
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.10
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.26
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4B637 #3745C4
analogous
#C47037 #C4B637 #8BC437
triadic
#C4B637 #37C4B6 #B637C4
tetradic
#C4B637 #37C470 #3745C4 #C4378B
square
#C4B637 #37C470 #3745C4 #C4378B
split-complementary
#C4B637 #378BC4 #7037C4
monochromatic
#645D1C #948A2A #C4B637 #D4C965 #E1D994
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#C4B637 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.09
#C4B637 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4B637
10.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4B637 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4B637 | 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)
#C7B021
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBB740
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3A99D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4b637; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 182, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.143 102.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dacb76',
500: '#c4b637',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4b637; $custom-light: #dacb76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4b637",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 182,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.043,
"s": 56.175,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76581,
"c": 0.14251,
"h": 102.9
},
"luminance": 0.45467
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4B637
secondary
#8B91CC
accent
#57DF48
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8ED
border
#D4D1C8
text
#151309
muted
#83827B