#C6A825#C6A825
#C6A825 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.142 H 95.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C6A825 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 168, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 69%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 81%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.2%, 81.3%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.57, -1.72, 65.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.57, 65.52, 91.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.72% -0.0124 0.1412) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.72% 0.142 95) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6274, 40.1468, 7.5171) |
| Luminance | 0.4014 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.28
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.63
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 3.72
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 3.87
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 3.93
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C6A825 #2543C6
analogous
#C65725 #C6A825 #93C625
triadic
#C6A825 #25C6A8 #A825C6
tetradic
#C6A825 #25C657 #2543C6 #C62593
square
#C6A825 #25C657 #2543C6 #C62593
split-complementary
#C6A825 #2593C6 #5725C6
monochromatic
#5F5012 #927C1B #C6A825 #DDC24B #E7D37E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#C6A825 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.03
#C6A825 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C6A825
9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C6A825 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C6A825 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.03 | 9.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA500
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2AE2F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D69A90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c6a825; /* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 168, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.142 95.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc16c',
500: '#c6a825',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c6a825; $custom-light: #dcc16c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c6a825",
"rgb": {
"r": 198,
"g": 168,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.82,
"s": 68.511,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73719,
"c": 0.14174,
"h": 95
},
"luminance": 0.40145
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C6A825
secondary
#7788CF
accent
#5DEB3C
background
#FEFBF6
surface
#FCF7EC
border
#D5D0C7
text
#161208
muted
#84817B