#C7B13E#C7B13E
#C7B13E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.134 H 98.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C7B13E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 177, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 55%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 69%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 68.8%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.19, -4.96, 59.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.19, 59.32, 94.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.86% -0.0191 0.1324) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.86% 0.134 98.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1467, 43.9361, 10.9224) |
| Luminance | 0.4393 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.71
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.77
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.12
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.75
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.92
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C7B13E #3E54C7
analogous
#C76C3E #C7B13E #98C73E
triadic
#C7B13E #3EC7B1 #B13EC7
tetradic
#C7B13E #3EC76C #3E54C7 #C73E98
square
#C7B13E #3EC76C #3E54C7 #C73E98
split-complementary
#C7B13E #3E98C7 #6C3EC7
monochromatic
#6B5F1F #9B892D #C7B13E #D5C46D #E3D79D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#C7B13E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.79
#C7B13E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C7B13E
9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C7B13E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C7B13E | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.79 | 9.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2AD2E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B445
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6A49A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c7b13e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 177, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.134 98.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc87a',
500: '#c7b13e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c7b13e; $custom-light: #dcc87a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c7b13e",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 177,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.365,
"s": 55.02,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75856,
"c": 0.13377,
"h": 98.2
},
"luminance": 0.43934
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C7B13E
secondary
#929CCF
accent
#61DE49
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C