#C4BB41#C4BB41
#C4BB41 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.140 H 105.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4BB41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 187, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 67%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.6%, 66.8%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.61, -11.27, 60.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.61, 61.34, 100.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.72% -0.0365 0.1355) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.72% 0.14 105.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4910, 47.6596, 12.0137) |
| Luminance | 0.4766 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.60
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 3.71
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.08
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.82
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.89
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4BB41 #414AC4
analogous
#C47941 #C4BB41 #8BC441
triadic
#C4BB41 #41C4BB #BB41C4
tetradic
#C4BB41 #41C479 #414AC4 #C4418B
square
#C4BB41 #41C479 #414AC4 #C4418B
split-complementary
#C4BB41 #418BC4 #7941C4
monochromatic
#6A6521 #98912F #C4BB41 #D3CC70 #E1DC9E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#C4BB41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.53
#C4BB41 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4BB41
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4BB41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4BB41 | 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)
#CBB430
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBA49
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D2AFA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4bb41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 187, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.140 105.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9cf7c',
500: '#c4bb41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4bb41; $custom-light: #d9cf7c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4bb41",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 187,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.878,
"s": 52.61,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77725,
"c": 0.14032,
"h": 105.1
},
"luminance": 0.47658
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4BB41
secondary
#9397CD
accent
#56DC4C
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF9EE
border
#D4D2C9
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C