#C7A73E#C7A73E
#C7A73E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.127 H 91.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C7A73E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 167, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 55%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 69%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.1%, 68.8%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.56, 0.33, 56.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.56, 56.43, 89.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.78% -0.004 0.1267) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.78% 0.127 91.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2434, 40.1295, 10.2879) |
| Luminance | 0.4013 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.48
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.54
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.77
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.86
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.10
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C7A73E #3E5EC7
analogous
#C7623E #C7A73E #A2C73E
triadic
#C7A73E #3EC7A7 #A73EC7
tetradic
#C7A73E #3EC762 #3E5EC7 #C73EA2
square
#C7A73E #3EC762 #3E5EC7 #C73EA2
split-complementary
#C7A73E #3EA2C7 #623EC7
monochromatic
#6B5A1F #9B812D #C7A73E #D5BD6D #E3D29D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#C7A73E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.03
#C7A73E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C7A73E
9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C7A73E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C7A73E | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.03 | 9.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A530
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AE43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D79A91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c7a73e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 167, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.127 91.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc079',
500: '#c7a73e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c7a73e; $custom-light: #dcc079; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c7a73e",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 167,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.985,
"s": 55.02,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7378,
"c": 0.12676,
"h": 91.8
},
"luminance": 0.40127
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C7A73E
secondary
#92A0CF
accent
#6CDE49
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF7EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#151209
muted
#84817B