#C6B438#C6B438
#C6B438 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.140 H 100.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C6B438 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 180, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 56%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.1%, 71.7%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.85, -7.26, 62.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.85, 62.51, 96.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.35% -0.0263 0.1377) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.35% 0.14 100.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3256, 44.9356, 10.2900) |
| Luminance | 0.4493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.31
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.44
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.45
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 3.84
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.28
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C6B438 #384AC6
analogous
#C66D38 #C6B438 #91C638
triadic
#C6B438 #38C6B4 #B438C6
tetradic
#C6B438 #38C66D #384AC6 #C63891
square
#C6B438 #38C66D #384AC6 #C63891
split-complementary
#C6B438 #3891C6 #6D38C6
monochromatic
#675D1D #96892B #C6B438 #D4C667 #E2D897
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#C6B438 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#C6B438 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C6B438
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C6B438 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C6B438 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5AF24
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB640
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5A79C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c6b438; /* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 180, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.140 100.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbca77',
500: '#c6b438',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c6b438; $custom-light: #dbca77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c6b438",
"rgb": {
"r": 198,
"g": 180,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.394,
"s": 55.906,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76347,
"c": 0.14014,
"h": 100.8
},
"luminance": 0.44934
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C6B438
secondary
#8D95CD
accent
#5CDF49
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8ED
border
#D4D1C8
text
#151309
muted
#83827B