#C6CE99#C6CE99
#C6CE99 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.584; OKLCH L 83.2% C 0.071 H 114.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C6CE99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 206, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 35%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 26%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.9%, 0%, 25.7%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.99, -11.46, 25.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.99, 27.98, 114.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.2% -0.03 0.0644) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.2% 0.071 114.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.1095, 58.4487, 38.7200) |
| Luminance | 0.5845 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 5.10
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.82
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 6.79
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 7.40
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 7.63
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 7.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C6CE99 #A199CE
analogous
#CEBB99 #C6CE99 #ABCE99
triadic
#C6CE99 #99C6CE #CE99C6
tetradic
#C6CE99 #99CEBB #A199CE #CE99AB
square
#C6CE99 #99CEBB #A199CE #CE99AB
split-complementary
#C6CE99 #99ABCE #BB99CE
monochromatic
#93A04D #AFBA70 #C6CE99 #DDE2C2 #F3F5EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#C6CE99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.69
#C6CE99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C6CE99
12.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C6CE99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C6CE99 | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.69 | 12.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6C996
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D5CA9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CCC8C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c6ce99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 206, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.2% 0.071 114.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7dcb7',
500: '#c6ce99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c6ce99; $custom-light: #d7dcb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c6ce99",
"rgb": {
"r": 198,
"g": 206,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 69.057,
"s": 35.099,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83202,
"c": 0.07105,
"h": 114.9
},
"luminance": 0.58448
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C6CE99
secondary
#7168A3
accent
#38AE49
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFCF8
border
#D4D5D1
text
#141511
muted
#838481