#C4BB40#C4BB40
#C4BB40 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.141 H 105.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4BB40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 187, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 67%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.6%, 67.3%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.60, -11.32, 60.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.60, 61.74, 100.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.72% -0.0368 0.1362) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.72% 0.141 105.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4623, 47.6481, 11.8625) |
| Luminance | 0.4765 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.50
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 3.61
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 3.99
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.73
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.80
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4BB40 #4049C4
analogous
#C47940 #C4BB40 #8BC440
triadic
#C4BB40 #40C4BB #BB40C4
tetradic
#C4BB40 #40C479 #4049C4 #C4408B
square
#C4BB40 #40C479 #4049C4 #C4408B
split-complementary
#C4BB40 #408BC4 #7940C4
monochromatic
#696420 #98912F #C4BB40 #D2CC6F #E1DC9E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#C4BB40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.53
#C4BB40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4BB40
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4BB40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4BB40 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.53 | 10.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBB42F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBA48
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D2AFA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4bb40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 187, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.141 105.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9cf7c',
500: '#c4bb40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4bb40; $custom-light: #d9cf7c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4bb40",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 187,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.909,
"s": 52.8,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77717,
"c": 0.14104,
"h": 105.1
},
"luminance": 0.47647
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4BB40
secondary
#9397CD
accent
#55DC4C
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF9EE
border
#D4D2C9
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C