#C5B446#C5B446
#C5B446 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.130 H 100.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C5B446 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 180, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 64%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 64.5%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.86, -6.92, 56.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.86, 56.85, 97.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.37% -0.0237 0.1281) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.37% 0.13 100.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4544, 44.9568, 12.3398) |
| Luminance | 0.4496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.56
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.74
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.84
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.22
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.61
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C5B446 #4657C5
analogous
#C57546 #C5B446 #96C546
triadic
#C5B446 #46C5B4 #B446C5
tetradic
#C5B446 #46C575 #4657C5 #C54696
square
#C5B446 #46C575 #4657C5 #C54696
split-complementary
#C5B446 #4696C5 #7546C5
monochromatic
#6E6423 #9D8E31 #C5B446 #D4C775 #E2DAA3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#C5B446 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#C5B446 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C5B446
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C5B446 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C5B446 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4AF39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B64C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4A89D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c5b446; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 180, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.130 100.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#daca7f',
500: '#c5b446',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c5b446; $custom-light: #daca7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c5b446",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 180,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.969,
"s": 52.263,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7637,
"c": 0.13025,
"h": 100.5
},
"luminance": 0.44955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C5B446
secondary
#989FCF
accent
#5FDC4C
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C