#C7B62C#C7B62C
#C7B62C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.458; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.149 H 101.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C7B62C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 182, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 64%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 78%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 77.9%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.40, -8.38, 66.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.40, 67.31, 97.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.79% -0.0306 0.1453) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.79% 0.149 101.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7377, 45.7817, 9.0733) |
| Luminance | 0.4578 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 2.28
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 2.97
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.01
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 3.15
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 3.25
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 3.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C7B62C #2C3DC7
analogous
#C7682C #C7B62C #8BC72C
triadic
#C7B62C #2CC7B6 #B62CC7
tetradic
#C7B62C #2CC768 #2C3DC7 #C72C8B
square
#C7B62C #2CC768 #2C3DC7 #C72C8B
split-complementary
#C7B62C #2C8BC7 #682CC7
monochromatic
#635A16 #958821 #C7B62C #DACB56 #E5DB89
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#C7B62C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.16
#C7B62C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C7B62C
10.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C7B62C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C7B62C | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.16 | 10.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B006
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCB737
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7A99C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c7b62c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 182, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.149 101.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dccb71',
500: '#c7b62c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c7b62c; $custom-light: #dccb71; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c7b62c",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 182,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.419,
"s": 63.786,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76787,
"c": 0.14852,
"h": 101.9
},
"luminance": 0.4578
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C7B62C
secondary
#8089CF
accent
#53E741
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8ED
border
#D5D1C8
text
#161308
muted
#84827B