#C4B63F#C4B63F
#C4B63F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.137 H 102.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4B63F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 182, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 68%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.1%, 67.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.25, -8.80, 59.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.25, 60.36, 98.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.64% -0.0298 0.1339) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.64% 0.137 102.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3918, 45.5522, 11.3665) |
| Luminance | 0.4555 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.59
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.22
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.64
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.66
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.88
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4B63F #3F4DC4
analogous
#C4733F #C4B63F #8FC43F
triadic
#C4B63F #3FC4B6 #B63FC4
tetradic
#C4B63F #3FC473 #3F4DC4 #C43F8F
square
#C4B63F #3FC473 #3F4DC4 #C43F8F
split-complementary
#C4B63F #3F8FC4 #733FC4
monochromatic
#686120 #978C2E #C4B63F #D2C86E #E1DA9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#C4B63F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.11
#C4B63F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4B63F
10.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4B63F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4B63F | 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)
#C6B02E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBB746
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3AA9E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4b63f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 182, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.137 102.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9cb7b',
500: '#c4b63f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4b63f; $custom-light: #d9cb7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4b63f",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 182,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.684,
"s": 52.988,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76642,
"c": 0.13719,
"h": 102.5
},
"luminance": 0.45551
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4B63F
secondary
#9298CD
accent
#5BDC4B
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C