#C6B03E#C6B03E
#C6B03E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.133 H 98.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C6B03E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 176, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 54%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 69%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 68.7%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.83, -4.87, 58.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.83, 58.93, 94.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.55% -0.0188 0.1316) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.55% 0.133 98.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6854, 43.4062, 10.8444) |
| Luminance | 0.4340 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.76
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.80
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.27
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.93
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.07
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C6B03E #3E54C6
analogous
#C66C3E #C6B03E #98C63E
triadic
#C6B03E #3EC6B0 #B03EC6
tetradic
#C6B03E #3EC66C #3E54C6 #C63E98
square
#C6B03E #3EC66C #3E54C6 #C63E98
split-complementary
#C6B03E #3E98C6 #6C3EC6
monochromatic
#6A5E1F #99882D #C6B03E #D4C36D #E2D79C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#C6B03E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.68
#C6B03E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C6B03E
9.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C6B03E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C6B03E | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.68 | 9.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AC2E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C7B344
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5A399
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c6b03e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 176, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.133 98.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc77a',
500: '#c6b03e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c6b03e; $custom-light: #dbc77a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c6b03e",
"rgb": {
"r": 198,
"g": 176,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.294,
"s": 54.4,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75552,
"c": 0.13294,
"h": 98.1
},
"luminance": 0.43404
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C6B03E
secondary
#929CCE
accent
#62DE4A
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C