#C4BC42#C4BC42
#C4BC42 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.141 H 105.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4BC42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 188, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 66.3%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.89, -11.72, 60.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.89, 61.31, 101.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.95% -0.0377 0.1354) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.95% 0.141 105.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7331, 48.0970, 12.2385) |
| Luminance | 0.4810 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 3.66
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.77
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.03
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.75
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.94
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4BC42 #424AC4
analogous
#C47B42 #C4BC42 #8BC442
triadic
#C4BC42 #42C4BC #BC42C4
tetradic
#C4BC42 #42C47B #424AC4 #C4428B
square
#C4BC42 #42C47B #424AC4 #C4428B
split-complementary
#C4BC42 #428BC4 #7B42C4
monochromatic
#6A6621 #999330 #C4BC42 #D3CD71 #E1DD9F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#C4BC42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.62
#C4BC42 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4BC42
10.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4BC42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4BC42 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.62 | 10.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCB531
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBB4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D2B0A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4bc42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 188, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.141 105.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9cf7d',
500: '#c4bc42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4bc42; $custom-light: #d9cf7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4bc42",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 188,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.308,
"s": 52.419,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77947,
"c": 0.14056,
"h": 105.6
},
"luminance": 0.48096
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4BC42
secondary
#9498CE
accent
#55DC4C
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF9EE
border
#D4D2C9
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C