#C5B53D#C5B53D
#C5B53D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.453; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.138 H 101.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C5B53D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 181, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 54%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.1%, 69%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.06, -7.96, 60.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.06, 60.87, 97.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.51% -0.0277 0.1349) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.51% 0.138 101.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3939, 45.2567, 11.0217) |
| Luminance | 0.4526 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.60
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.84
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.14
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.52
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.66
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C5B53D #3D4DC5
analogous
#C5713D #C5B53D #91C53D
triadic
#C5B53D #3DC5B5 #B53DC5
tetradic
#C5B53D #3DC571 #3D4DC5 #C53D91
square
#C5B53D #3DC571 #3D4DC5 #C53D91
split-complementary
#C5B53D #3D91C5 #713DC5
monochromatic
#68601F #988B2D #C5B53D #D3C76C #E1D99B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#C5B53D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.05
#C5B53D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C5B53D
10.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C5B53D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C5B53D | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.05 | 10.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B02C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB644
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4A89D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c5b53d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 181, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.138 101.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#daca79',
500: '#c5b53d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c5b53d; $custom-light: #daca79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c5b53d",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 181,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.941,
"s": 53.968,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76505,
"c": 0.13769,
"h": 101.6
},
"luminance": 0.45255
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C5B53D
secondary
#9198CD
accent
#5CDD4A
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C