#C6B33E#C6B33E
#C6B33E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.135 H 99.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C6B33E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 179, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 54%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 69%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 68.7%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.62, -6.44, 59.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.62, 59.88, 96.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.18% -0.0233 0.1333) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.18% 0.135 99.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.2801, 44.5956, 11.0426) |
| Luminance | 0.4459 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.72
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.85
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.23
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.26
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.92
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C6B33E #3E51C6
analogous
#C66F3E #C6B33E #95C63E
triadic
#C6B33E #3EC6B3 #B33EC6
tetradic
#C6B33E #3EC66F #3E51C6 #C63E95
square
#C6B33E #3EC66F #3E51C6 #C63E95
split-complementary
#C6B33E #3E95C6 #6F3EC6
monochromatic
#6A601F #998A2D #C6B33E #D4C66D #E2D89C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#C6B33E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.92
#C6B33E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C6B33E
9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C6B33E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C6B33E | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.92 | 9.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4AE2E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B545
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5A69B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c6b33e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 179, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.135 99.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc97a',
500: '#c6b33e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c6b33e; $custom-light: #dbc97a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c6b33e",
"rgb": {
"r": 198,
"g": 179,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.618,
"s": 54.4,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76182,
"c": 0.13533,
"h": 99.9
},
"luminance": 0.44594
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C6B33E
secondary
#929ACE
accent
#5FDE4A
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C