#C7B33E#C7B33E
#C7B33E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.135 H 99.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C7B33E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 179, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 55%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 69%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 68.8%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.72, -6.01, 59.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.72, 59.96, 95.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.28% -0.0221 0.1335) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.28% 0.135 99.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5446, 44.7320, 11.0550) |
| Luminance | 0.4473 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.74
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.74
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.11
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.36
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.77
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C7B33E #3E52C7
analogous
#C76E3E #C7B33E #96C73E
triadic
#C7B33E #3EC7B3 #B33EC7
tetradic
#C7B33E #3EC76E #3E52C7 #C73E96
square
#C7B33E #3EC76E #3E52C7 #C73E96
split-complementary
#C7B33E #3E96C7 #6E3EC7
monochromatic
#6B601F #9B8B2D #C7B33E #D5C66D #E3D89D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#C7B33E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.95
#C7B33E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C7B33E
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C7B33E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C7B33E | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.95 | 9.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4AE2D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B645
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6A69B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c7b33e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 179, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.135 99.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc97a',
500: '#c7b33e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c7b33e; $custom-light: #dcc97a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c7b33e",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 179,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.241,
"s": 55.02,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76275,
"c": 0.13535,
"h": 99.4
},
"luminance": 0.4473
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C7B33E
secondary
#929BCF
accent
#5FDE49
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C