#C4B63D#C4B63D
#C4B63D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.455; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.139 H 102.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4B63D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 182, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.1%, 68.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.24, -8.91, 60.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.24, 61.15, 98.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.63% -0.0303 0.1352) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.63% 0.139 102.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3369, 45.5303, 11.0775) |
| Luminance | 0.4553 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.38
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.07
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.49
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.50
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.72
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4B63D #3D4BC4
analogous
#C4723D #C4B63D #8EC43D
triadic
#C4B63D #3DC4B6 #B63DC4
tetradic
#C4B63D #3DC472 #3D4BC4 #C43D8E
square
#C4B63D #3DC472 #3D4BC4 #C43D8E
split-complementary
#C4B63D #3D8EC4 #723DC4
monochromatic
#67601F #968B2E #C4B63D #D2C86C #E1D99B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#C4B63D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.11
#C4B63D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4B63D
10.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4B63D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4B63D | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.11 | 10.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B02B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBB745
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3A99E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4b63d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 182, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.139 102.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9cb7a',
500: '#c4b63d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4b63d; $custom-light: #d9cb7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4b63d",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 182,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.778,
"s": 53.36,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76626,
"c": 0.13859,
"h": 102.6
},
"luminance": 0.45529
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4B63D
secondary
#9097CD
accent
#5ADD4B
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C