#C5B43D#C5B43D
#C5B43D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.137 H 101.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C5B43D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 180, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 54%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 69%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.79, -7.44, 60.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.79, 60.53, 97.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.29% -0.0262 0.1343) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.29% 0.137 101) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1913, 44.8515, 10.9541) |
| Luminance | 0.4485 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.72
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.80
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.00
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.41
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.77
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C5B43D #3D4EC5
analogous
#C5703D #C5B43D #92C53D
triadic
#C5B43D #3DC5B4 #B43DC5
tetradic
#C5B43D #3DC570 #3D4EC5 #C53D92
square
#C5B43D #3DC570 #3D4EC5 #C53D92
split-complementary
#C5B43D #3D92C5 #703DC5
monochromatic
#685F1F #988A2D #C5B43D #D3C66C #E1D89B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#C5B43D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.97
#C5B43D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C5B43D
9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C5B43D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C5B43D | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.97 | 9.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5AF2C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B644
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4A79C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c5b43d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 180, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.137 101.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#daca79',
500: '#c5b43d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c5b43d; $custom-light: #daca79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c5b43d",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 180,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.5,
"s": 53.968,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76293,
"c": 0.13684,
"h": 101
},
"luminance": 0.4485
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C5B43D
secondary
#9198CD
accent
#5DDD4A
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C