#C5AC47#C5AC47
#C5AC47 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.418; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.123 H 95.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C5AC47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 172, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 52%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 64%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 64%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.76, -2.66, 53.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.76, 53.80, 92.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.7% -0.0114 0.1225) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.7% 0.123 95.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9176, 41.8322, 11.9845) |
| Luminance | 0.4183 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.47
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.27
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.34
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.65
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.76
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C5AC47 #4760C5
analogous
#C56D47 #C5AC47 #9FC547
triadic
#C5AC47 #47C5AC #AC47C5
tetradic
#C5AC47 #47C56D #4760C5 #C5479F
square
#C5AC47 #47C56D #4760C5 #C5479F
split-complementary
#C5AC47 #479FC5 #6D47C5
monochromatic
#6F6023 #9D8832 #C5AC47 #D4C176 #E2D6A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#C5AC47 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.37
#C5AC47 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C5AC47
9.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C5AC47 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C5AC47 | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.37 | 9.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDA93B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B04C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4A096
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c5ac47; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 172, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.123 95.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac47f',
500: '#c5ac47',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c5ac47; $custom-light: #dac47f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c5ac47",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 172,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.095,
"s": 52.066,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74703,
"c": 0.12303,
"h": 95.3
},
"luminance": 0.4183
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C5AC47
secondary
#99A3CF
accent
#69DC4C
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C