#C7A736#C7A736
#C7A736 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.132 H 92.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C7A736 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 167, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 73%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.1%, 72.9%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.50, -0.08, 59.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.50, 59.61, 90.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.72% -0.0061 0.132) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.72% 0.132 92.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0398, 40.0481, 9.2158) |
| Luminance | 0.4005 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 3.98
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.22
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.33
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.68
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 4.75
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C7A736 #3656C7
analogous
#C75F36 #C7A736 #9EC736
triadic
#C7A736 #36C7A7 #A736C7
tetradic
#C7A736 #36C75F #3656C7 #C7369E
square
#C7A736 #36C75F #3656C7 #C7369E
split-complementary
#C7A736 #369EC7 #5F36C7
monochromatic
#67561C #977F29 #C7A736 #D5BC65 #E2D195
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#C7A736 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.01
#C7A736 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C7A736
9.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C7A736 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C7A736 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.01 | 9.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A424
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AE3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D79991
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c7a736; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 167, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.132 92.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc074',
500: '#c7a736',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c7a736; $custom-light: #dcc074; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c7a736",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 167,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.759,
"s": 57.312,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73716,
"c": 0.13212,
"h": 92.7
},
"luminance": 0.40046
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C7A736
secondary
#8B9ACE
accent
#69E147
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF7ED
border
#D5D0C8
text
#161209
muted
#84817B