#C4BB49#C4BB49
#C4BB49 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.134 H 104.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4BB49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 187, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 51%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 63%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.6%, 62.8%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.67, -10.78, 57.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.67, 58.05, 100.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.8% -0.0343 0.1299) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.8% 0.134 104.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7394, 47.7589, 13.3218) |
| Luminance | 0.4776 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.45
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.56
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.92
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 5.59
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 5.66
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4BB49 #4952C4
analogous
#C47E49 #C4BB49 #8FC449
triadic
#C4BB49 #49C4BB #BB49C4
tetradic
#C4BB49 #49C47E #4952C4 #C4498F
square
#C4BB49 #49C47E #4952C4 #C4498F
split-complementary
#C4BB49 #498FC4 #7E49C4
monochromatic
#6F6924 #9D9533 #C4BB49 #D3CC77 #E2DEA5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#C4BB49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#C4BB49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4BB49
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4BB49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4BB49 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAB53B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBA50
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D2AFA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4bb49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 187, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.134 104.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9cf81',
500: '#c4bb49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4bb49; $custom-light: #d9cf81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4bb49",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 187,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.61,
"s": 51.037,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77795,
"c": 0.1343,
"h": 104.8
},
"luminance": 0.47757
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4BB49
secondary
#9A9ECF
accent
#58DB4D
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF9EF
border
#D4D2CA
text
#15130B
muted
#83827C