#C4BB42#C4BB42
#C4BB42 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 | #C4BB42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 187, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.6%, 66.3%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.62, -11.21, 59.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.62, 60.94, 100.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.73% -0.0363 0.1348) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.73% 0.14 105.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.5202, 47.6713, 12.1676) |
| Luminance | 0.4767 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.70
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 3.81
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.18
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.91
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.98
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4BB42 #424BC4
analogous
#C47A42 #C4BB42 #8CC442
triadic
#C4BB42 #42C4BB #BB42C4
tetradic
#C4BB42 #42C47A #424BC4 #C4428C
square
#C4BB42 #42C47A #424BC4 #C4428C
split-complementary
#C4BB42 #428CC4 #7A42C4
monochromatic
#6A6521 #999230 #C4BB42 #D3CC71 #E1DD9F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#C4BB42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.53
#C4BB42 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4BB42
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4BB42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4BB42 | 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)
#CBB531
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBA4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D2AFA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4bb42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 187, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.140 105.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9cf7d',
500: '#c4bb42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4bb42; $custom-light: #d9cf7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4bb42",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 187,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.846,
"s": 52.419,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77733,
"c": 0.13961,
"h": 105.1
},
"luminance": 0.4767
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4BB42
secondary
#9498CE
accent
#56DC4C
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF9EE
border
#D4D2C9
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C