#C4B87F#C4B87F
#C4B87F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.475; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.076 H 97.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4B87F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 184, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 37%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 35%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.1%, 35.2%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.54, -4.24, 30.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.54, 30.83, 97.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.91% -0.0103 0.0757) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.91% 0.076 97.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.7368, 47.5503, 26.9487) |
| Luminance | 0.4755 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 2.59
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.30
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.30
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.12
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.18
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4B87F #7F8BC4
analogous
#C4957F #C4B87F #ADC47F
triadic
#C4B87F #7FC4B8 #B87FC4
tetradic
#C4B87F #7FC495 #7F8BC4 #C47FAD
square
#C4B87F #7FC495 #7F8BC4 #C47FAD
split-complementary
#C4B87F #7FADC4 #957FC4
monochromatic
#897C3F #B1A155 #C4B87F #D7CFA9 #EBE6D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#C4B87F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.51
#C4B87F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4B87F
10.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4B87F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4B87F | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.51 | 10.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3B57B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6B981
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CEB0A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4b87f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 184, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.076 97.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7cda4',
500: '#c4b87f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4b87f; $custom-light: #d7cda4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4b87f",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 184,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.565,
"s": 36.898,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77906,
"c": 0.07641,
"h": 97.7
},
"luminance": 0.47549
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4B87F
secondary
#C3C7DC
accent
#4BB036
background
#FDFCFA
surface
#FAF8F4
border
#D3D1CE
text
#14130F
muted
#83827F