#C4BA35#C4BA35
#C4BA35 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.471; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.147 H 105.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4BA35 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 186, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 73%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.1%, 73%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.26, -11.36, 64.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.26, 65.48, 99.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.42% -0.038 0.1422) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.42% 0.147 105) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9682, 47.1122, 10.3030) |
| Luminance | 0.4711 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 2.45
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 2.86
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 3.25
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 3.97
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.08
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4BA35 #353FC4
analogous
#C47335 #C4BA35 #87C435
triadic
#C4BA35 #35C4BA #BA35C4
tetradic
#C4BA35 #35C473 #353FC4 #C43587
square
#C4BA35 #35C473 #353FC4 #C43587
split-complementary
#C4BA35 #3587C4 #7335C4
monochromatic
#645F1B #948C28 #C4BA35 #D4CC62 #E1DC92
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#C4BA35 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.42
#C4BA35 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4BA35
10.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4BA35 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4BA35 | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.42 | 10.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAB31C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEB93F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3ADA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4ba35; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 186, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.147 105.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dace76',
500: '#c4ba35',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4ba35; $custom-light: #dace76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4ba35",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 186,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.804,
"s": 57.43,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77422,
"c": 0.14724,
"h": 105
},
"luminance": 0.47111
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4BA35
secondary
#888DCC
accent
#52E147
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF9ED
border
#D4D2C8
text
#151309
muted
#83827B