#C7B42C#C7B42C
#C7B42C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.147 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C7B42C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 180, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 64%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 78%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 77.9%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.87, -7.34, 66.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.87, 66.71, 96.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.36% -0.0277 0.1443) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.36% 0.147 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3310, 44.9684, 8.9378) |
| Luminance | 0.4497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 2.50
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 2.63
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 2.79
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 2.89
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 3.42
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 3.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C7B42C #2C3FC7
analogous
#C7662C #C7B42C #8DC72C
triadic
#C7B42C #2CC7B4 #B42CC7
tetradic
#C7B42C #2CC766 #2C3FC7 #C72C8D
square
#C7B42C #2CC766 #2C3FC7 #C72C8D
split-complementary
#C7B42C #2C8DC7 #662CC7
monochromatic
#635916 #958721 #C7B42C #DACA56 #E5DA89
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#C7B42C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#C7B42C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C7B42C
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C7B42C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C7B42C | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6AF08
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBB636
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7A69B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c7b42c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 180, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.147 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcca71',
500: '#c7b42c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c7b42c; $custom-light: #dcca71; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c7b42c",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 180,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.645,
"s": 63.786,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76364,
"c": 0.14693,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.44966
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C7B42C
secondary
#808ACF
accent
#55E741
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8ED
border
#D5D1C8
text
#161308
muted
#84827B