#C4B73D#C4B73D
#C4B73D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.139 H 103.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4B73D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 183, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 68.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.51, -9.43, 60.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.51, 61.49, 98.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.84% -0.0318 0.1358) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.84% 0.139 103.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5424, 45.9413, 11.1460) |
| Luminance | 0.4594 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.27
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.23
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.27
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.60
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.68
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4B73D #3D4AC4
analogous
#C4733D #C4B73D #8EC43D
triadic
#C4B73D #3DC4B7 #B73DC4
tetradic
#C4B73D #3DC473 #3D4AC4 #C43D8E
square
#C4B73D #3DC473 #3D4AC4 #C43D8E
split-complementary
#C4B73D #3D8EC4 #733DC4
monochromatic
#67601F #968C2E #C4B73D #D2C86C #E1DA9B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#C4B73D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.19
#C4B73D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4B73D
10.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4B73D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4B73D | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.19 | 10.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B12B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBB745
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3AA9E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4b73d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 183, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.139 103.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9cc7a',
500: '#c4b73d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4b73d; $custom-light: #d9cc7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4b73d",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 183,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.222,
"s": 53.36,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76839,
"c": 0.13947,
"h": 103.2
},
"luminance": 0.4594
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4B73D
secondary
#9096CD
accent
#59DD4B
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C