#C6A73B#C6A73B
#C6A73B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.129 H 92.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C6A73B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 167, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 70%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.7%, 70.2%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, -0.27, 57.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 57.52, 90.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.66% -0.006 0.1285) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.66% 0.129 92.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8988, 39.9611, 9.8539) |
| Luminance | 0.3996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.30
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.72
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.76
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.94
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.05
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C6A73B #3B5AC6
analogous
#C6623B #C6A73B #9FC63B
triadic
#C6A73B #3BC6A7 #A73BC6
tetradic
#C6A73B #3BC662 #3B5AC6 #C63B9F
square
#C6A73B #3BC662 #3B5AC6 #C63B9F
split-complementary
#C6A73B #3B9FC6 #623BC6
monochromatic
#68581E #98802C #C6A73B #D4BC6A #E2D29A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#C6A73B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#C6A73B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C6A73B
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C6A73B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C6A73B | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A42C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AD41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D69A91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c6a73b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 167, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.129 92.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc077',
500: '#c6a73b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c6a73b; $custom-light: #dbc077; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c6a73b",
"rgb": {
"r": 198,
"g": 167,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.619,
"s": 54.941,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73656,
"c": 0.12866,
"h": 92.7
},
"luminance": 0.39959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C6A73B
secondary
#8F9DCD
accent
#6BDE4A
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151209
muted
#83817B