#C7AC41#C7AC41
#C7AC41 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.128 H 94.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C7AC41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 172, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 54%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 67%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.6%, 67.3%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.89, -2.16, 56.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.89, 56.58, 92.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.84% -0.0108 0.1275) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.84% 0.128 94.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2618, 42.0309, 11.0448) |
| Luminance | 0.4203 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.67
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.83
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.86
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.88
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.09
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C7AC41 #415CC7
analogous
#C76941 #C7AC41 #9FC741
triadic
#C7AC41 #41C7AC #AC41C7
tetradic
#C7AC41 #41C769 #415CC7 #C7419F
square
#C7AC41 #41C769 #415CC7 #C7419F
split-complementary
#C7AC41 #419FC7 #6941C7
monochromatic
#6D5E20 #9D862E #C7AC41 #D5C170 #E3D5A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#C7AC41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.41
#C7AC41 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C7AC41
9.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C7AC41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C7AC41 | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.41 | 9.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDA933
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B147
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D69F96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c7ac41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 172, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.128 94.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc47b',
500: '#c7ac41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c7ac41; $custom-light: #dbc47b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c7ac41",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 172,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.91,
"s": 54.472,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74839,
"c": 0.12791,
"h": 94.8
},
"luminance": 0.42029
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C7AC41
secondary
#95A0CF
accent
#68DE4A
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C