#C7AB3E#C7AB3E
#C7AB3E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.129 H 94.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C7AB3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 171, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 55%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 69%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.1%, 68.8%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.61, -1.80, 57.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.61, 57.53, 91.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.61% -0.0101 0.129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.61% 0.129 94.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9875, 41.6178, 10.5360) |
| Luminance | 0.4162 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.55
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.72
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.76
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.99
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.00
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C7AB3E #3E5AC7
analogous
#C7663E #C7AB3E #9EC73E
triadic
#C7AB3E #3EC7AB #AB3EC7
tetradic
#C7AB3E #3EC766 #3E5AC7 #C73E9E
square
#C7AB3E #3EC766 #3E5AC7 #C73E9E
split-complementary
#C7AB3E #3E9EC7 #663EC7
monochromatic
#6B5C1F #9B842D #C7AB3E #D5C06D #E3D49D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#C7AB3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.32
#C7AB3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C7AB3E
9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C7AB3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C7AB3E | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.32 | 9.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCA82F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B044
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D79E95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c7ab3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 171, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.129 94.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc379',
500: '#c7ab3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c7ab3e; $custom-light: #dcc379; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c7ab3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 171,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.737,
"s": 55.02,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74606,
"c": 0.12938,
"h": 94.5
},
"luminance": 0.41616
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C7AB3E
secondary
#929FCF
accent
#68DE49
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF7EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#151209
muted
#84817B