#C4B643#C4B643
#C4B643 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.134 H 102.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4B643 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 182, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.1%, 65.8%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.28, -8.57, 58.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.28, 58.74, 98.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.68% -0.0287 0.1312) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.68% 0.134 102.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5077, 45.5986, 11.9768) |
| Luminance | 0.4560 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.02
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.55
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.96
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.02
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.24
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4B643 #4351C4
analogous
#C47643 #C4B643 #92C443
triadic
#C4B643 #43C4B6 #B643C4
tetradic
#C4B643 #43C476 #4351C4 #C44392
square
#C4B643 #43C476 #4351C4 #C44392
split-complementary
#C4B643 #4392C4 #7643C4
monochromatic
#6B6322 #9A8E30 #C4B643 #D3C872 #E1DAA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#C4B643 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.12
#C4B643 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4B643
10.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4B643 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4B643 | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.12 | 10.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B034
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB74A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D2AA9E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4b643; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 182, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.134 102.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9cb7d',
500: '#c4b643',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4b643; $custom-light: #d9cb7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4b643",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 182,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.488,
"s": 52.227,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76676,
"c": 0.13429,
"h": 102.3
},
"luminance": 0.45597
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4B643
secondary
#959BCE
accent
#5CDC4C
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C