#C6AB49#C6AB49
#C6AB49 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.121 H 93.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C6AB49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 171, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 52%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 63%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.6%, 63.1%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.60, -1.57, 52.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.60, 52.72, 91.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.61% -0.0081 0.1206) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.61% 0.121 93.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0560, 41.6146, 12.2773) |
| Luminance | 0.4161 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.85
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.12
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.63
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.83
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.87
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C6AB49 #4964C6
analogous
#C66C49 #C6AB49 #A2C649
triadic
#C6AB49 #49C6AB #AB49C6
tetradic
#C6AB49 #49C66C #4964C6 #C649A2
square
#C6AB49 #49C66C #4964C6 #C649A2
split-complementary
#C6AB49 #49A2C6 #6C49C6
monochromatic
#716023 #A08832 #C6AB49 #D5C178 #E3D6A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#C6AB49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.32
#C6AB49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C6AB49
9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C6AB49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C6AB49 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.32 | 9.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCA83E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B04E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D59F96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c6ab49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 171, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.121 93.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac380',
500: '#c6ab49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c6ab49; $custom-light: #dac380; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c6ab49",
"rgb": {
"r": 198,
"g": 171,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.04,
"s": 52.301,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74612,
"c": 0.12083,
"h": 93.8
},
"luminance": 0.41613
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C6AB49
secondary
#9AA6D0
accent
#6BDC4C
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C