#C6B33F#C6B33F
#C6B33F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.135 H 99.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C6B33F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 179, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 54%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 68%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 68.2%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.63, -6.38, 59.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.63, 59.48, 96.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.19% -0.023 0.1326) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.19% 0.135 99.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3078, 44.6067, 11.1884) |
| Luminance | 0.4461 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.81
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.95
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.33
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.35
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.01
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C6B33F #3F52C6
analogous
#C66F3F #C6B33F #95C63F
triadic
#C6B33F #3FC6B3 #B33FC6
tetradic
#C6B33F #3FC66F #3F52C6 #C63F95
square
#C6B33F #3FC66F #3F52C6 #C63F95
split-complementary
#C6B33F #3F95C6 #6F3FC6
monochromatic
#6B6020 #9A8B2E #C6B33F #D4C66E #E2D89D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#C6B33F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.92
#C6B33F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C6B33F
9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C6B33F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C6B33F | 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)
#C4AE2F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B546
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5A69B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c6b33f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 179, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.135 99.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc97a',
500: '#c6b33f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c6b33f; $custom-light: #dbc97a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c6b33f",
"rgb": {
"r": 198,
"g": 179,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.556,
"s": 54.217,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7619,
"c": 0.13462,
"h": 99.8
},
"luminance": 0.44605
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C6B33F
secondary
#939BCE
accent
#5FDE4A
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C