#C4BD25#C4BD25
#C4BD25 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.483; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.158 H 106.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4BD25 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 189, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 68%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 81%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 81.1%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.99, -13.50, 70.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.99, 71.40, 100.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.98% -0.0454 0.1513) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.98% 0.158 106.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2983, 48.2661, 8.8908) |
| Luminance | 0.4827 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 1.23
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 1.66
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 2.01
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 2.69
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 3.07
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 3.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4BD25 #252CC4
analogous
#C46D25 #C4BD25 #7CC425
triadic
#C4BD25 #25C4BD #BD25C4
tetradic
#C4BD25 #25C46D #252CC4 #C4257C
square
#C4BD25 #25C46D #252CC4 #C4257C
split-complementary
#C4BD25 #257CC4 #6D25C4
monochromatic
#5D5A12 #918B1B #C4BD25 #DDD649 #E6E27D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#C4BD25 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.65
#C4BD25 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4BD25
10.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4BD25 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4BD25 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.65 | 10.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEB600
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1BB33
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3B0A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4bd25; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 189, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.158 106.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dad06f',
500: '#c4bd25',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4bd25; $custom-light: #dad06f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4bd25",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 189,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.358,
"s": 68.24,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7798,
"c": 0.15797,
"h": 106.7
},
"luminance": 0.48265
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4BD25
secondary
#767ACF
accent
#44EB3D
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF9ED
border
#D5D2C8
text
#151308
muted
#84827B