#C4CE50#C4CE50
#C4CE50 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.565; OKLCH L 82.0% C 0.149 H 113.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4CE50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 206, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 56%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(65, 61%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.9%, 0%, 61.2%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.87, -19.88, 59.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.87, 62.88, 108.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.96% -0.0593 0.1364) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.96% 0.149 113.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.2854, 56.4584, 16.0472) |
| Luminance | 0.5646 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 4.89
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 4.92
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 5.03
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.29
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 6.14
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4CE50 #5A50CE
analogous
#CE9950 #C4CE50 #85CE50
triadic
#C4CE50 #50C4CE #CE50C4
tetradic
#C4CE50 #50CE99 #5A50CE #CE5085
square
#C4CE50 #50CE99 #5A50CE #CE5085
split-complementary
#C4CE50 #5085CE #9950CE
monochromatic
#798024 #A6B031 #C4CE50 #D4DB80 #E4E9B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.71
#C4CE50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.29
#C4CE50 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4CE50
12.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4CE50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4CE50 | 1.00 | 1.71 | 12.29 | 12.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCC541
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCC758
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0C3B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4ce50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 206, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.0% 0.149 113.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9dc86',
500: '#c4ce50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4ce50; $custom-light: #d9dc86; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4ce50",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 206,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 64.762,
"s": 56.25,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81964,
"c": 0.14868,
"h": 113.5
},
"luminance": 0.56458
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4CE50
secondary
#413B87
accent
#48E054
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFCF3
border
#D5D5CD
text
#15150C
muted
#84847F