#C6CA59#C6CA59
#C6CA59 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 81.3% C 0.136 H 110.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C6CA59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 202, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 52%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 56%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2%, 0%, 55.9%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.02, -16.41, 54.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.02, 57.24, 106.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.35% -0.0487 0.1272) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.35% 0.136 110.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.2136, 54.9691, 17.6249) |
| Luminance | 0.5497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 4.41
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 5.90
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 5.95
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 6.11
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 6.41
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C6CA59 #5D59CA
analogous
#CA9659 #C6CA59 #8ECA59
triadic
#C6CA59 #59C6CA #CA59C6
tetradic
#C6CA59 #59CA96 #5D59CA #CA598E
square
#C6CA59 #59CA96 #5D59CA #CA598E
split-complementary
#C6CA59 #598ECA #9659CA
monochromatic
#7D8029 #AAAE38 #C6CA59 #D6D987 #E6E8B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#C6CA59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#C6CA59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C6CA59
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C6CA59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C6CA59 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.99 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8C24D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C55F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D2BFB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c6ca59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 202, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.3% 0.136 110.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dada8c',
500: '#c6ca59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c6ca59; $custom-light: #dada8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c6ca59",
"rgb": {
"r": 198,
"g": 202,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.124,
"s": 51.598,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81349,
"c": 0.13618,
"h": 110.9
},
"luminance": 0.54968
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C6CA59
secondary
#424088
accent
#4DDB52
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFBF4
border
#D5D4CE
text
#15140C
muted
#84837F