#C5CE2B#C5CE2B
#C5CE2B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.562; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.171 H 112.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C5CE2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 206, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 65%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 79%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.4%, 0%, 79.1%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.72, -21.35, 72.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.72, 75.72, 106.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.79% -0.0668 0.1578) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.79% 0.171 112.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5348, 56.1884, 10.7318) |
| Luminance | 0.5619 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 3.01
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 3.24
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 3.26
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.54
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.54
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C5CE2B #342BCE
analogous
#CE862B #C5CE2B #74CE2B
triadic
#C5CE2B #2BC5CE #CE2BC5
tetradic
#C5CE2B #2BCE86 #342BCE #CE2B74
square
#C5CE2B #2BCE86 #342BCE #CE2B74
split-complementary
#C5CE2B #2B74CE #862BCE
monochromatic
#646916 #959B20 #C5CE2B #D5DC5A #E2E78C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#C5CE2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.24
#C5CE2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C5CE2B
12.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C5CE2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C5CE2B | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.24 | 12.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DEC400
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DEC73B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3C1B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c5ce2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 206, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.171 112.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbdc74',
500: '#c5ce2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c5ce2b; $custom-light: #dbdc74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c5ce2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 206,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.313,
"s": 65.462,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81787,
"c": 0.17135,
"h": 112.9
},
"luminance": 0.56187
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C5CE2B
secondary
#2F2B73
accent
#3FE849
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FCFCF1
border
#D5D5CB
text
#151509
muted
#84847D