#C4C847#C4C847
#C4C847 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.535; OKLCH L 80.6% C 0.149 H 111.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4C847 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 200, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2%, 0%, 64.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.17, -17.49, 61.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.17, 64.00, 105.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.58% -0.0535 0.1391) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.58% 0.149 111) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.5579, 53.5004, 13.9394) |
| Luminance | 0.5350 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 4.12
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 4.18
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.65
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.79
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 5.15
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4C847 #4B47C8
analogous
#C88B47 #C4C847 #84C847
triadic
#C4C847 #47C4C8 #C847C4
tetradic
#C4C847 #47C88B #4B47C8 #C84784
square
#C4C847 #47C88B #4B47C8 #C84784
split-complementary
#C4C847 #4784C8 #8B47C8
monochromatic
#707222 #9EA230 #C4C847 #D3D676 #E2E4A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#C4C847 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.70
#C4C847 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4C847
11.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4C847 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4C847 | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.70 | 11.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7BF36
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D8C350
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D1BCAE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4c847; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 200, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.6% 0.149 111.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9d881',
500: '#c4c847',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4c847; $custom-light: #d9d881; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4c847",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 200,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.86,
"s": 53.975,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80578,
"c": 0.14901,
"h": 111
},
"luminance": 0.53499
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4C847
secondary
#3A387B
accent
#4ADD4F
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FCFBF2
border
#D5D4CC
text
#15140B
muted
#84837E