#C7AF41#C7AF41
#C7AF41 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.130 H 96.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C7AF41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 175, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 54%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 67%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.1%, 67.3%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.68, -3.74, 57.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.68, 57.48, 93.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.46% -0.0153 0.1292) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.46% 0.13 96.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8392, 43.1857, 11.2372) |
| Luminance | 0.4318 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.18
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.27
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.60
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.00
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.12
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C7AF41 #4159C7
analogous
#C76C41 #C7AF41 #9CC741
triadic
#C7AF41 #41C7AF #AF41C7
tetradic
#C7AF41 #41C76C #4159C7 #C7419C
square
#C7AF41 #41C76C #4159C7 #C7419C
split-complementary
#C7AF41 #419CC7 #6C41C7
monochromatic
#6D6020 #9D892E #C7AF41 #D5C370 #E3D7A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#C7AF41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.64
#C7AF41 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C7AF41
9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C7AF41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C7AF41 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.64 | 9.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0AB33
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6B347
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6A298
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c7af41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 175, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.130 96.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc67b',
500: '#c7af41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c7af41; $custom-light: #dbc67b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c7af41",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 175,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.254,
"s": 54.472,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75463,
"c": 0.1301,
"h": 96.8
},
"luminance": 0.43184
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C7AF41
secondary
#959FCF
accent
#64DE4A
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C