#C4C19B#C4C19B
#C4C19B is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.522; OKLCH L 80.4% C 0.051 H 103.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4C19B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 193, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 26%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 21%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.5%, 20.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.43, -5.21, 19.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.43, 20.25, 104.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.36% -0.0122 0.0499) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.36% 0.051 103.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.7511, 52.2429, 38.5724) |
| Luminance | 0.5224 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.48
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 7.09
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 7.29
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 7.68
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 8.07
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 8.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4C19B #9B9EC4
analogous
#C4AD9B #C4C19B #B3C49B
triadic
#C4C19B #9BC4C1 #C19BC4
tetradic
#C4C19B #9BC4AD #9B9EC4 #C49BB3
square
#C4C19B #9BC4AD #9B9EC4 #C49BB3
split-complementary
#C4C19B #9BB3C4 #AD9BC4
monochromatic
#908B55 #ADA975 #C4C19B #DBD9C1 #F1F1E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#C4C19B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.45
#C4C19B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4C19B
11.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4C19B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4C19B | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.45 | 11.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8BE99
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9C09C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CABCB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4c19b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 193, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.4% 0.051 103.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6d3b8',
500: '#c4c19b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4c19b; $custom-light: #d6d3b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4c19b",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 193,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.61,
"s": 25.786,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80355,
"c": 0.05141,
"h": 103.7
},
"luminance": 0.52242
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4C19B
secondary
#6B6E98
accent
#48A441
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFBF8
border
#D4D4D1
text
#141411
muted
#838381