#C7B637#C7B637
#C7B637 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.142 H 101.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C7B637 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 182, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 72.4%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.46, -7.92, 63.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.46, 63.59, 97.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.85% -0.0283 0.1395) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.85% 0.142 101.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9726, 45.8757, 10.3104) |
| Luminance | 0.4587 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.05
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.52
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.56
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 3.85
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 3.86
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C7B637 #3748C7
analogous
#C76E37 #C7B637 #90C737
triadic
#C7B637 #37C7B6 #B637C7
tetradic
#C7B637 #37C76E #3748C7 #C73790
square
#C7B637 #37C76E #3748C7 #C73790
split-complementary
#C7B637 #3790C7 #6E37C7
monochromatic
#675E1C #978A2A #C7B637 #D5C866 #E2D996
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#C7B637 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.17
#C7B637 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C7B637
10.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C7B637 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C7B637 | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.17 | 10.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B121
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCB73F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6A99D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c7b637; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 182, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.142 101.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dccb76',
500: '#c7b637',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c7b637; $custom-light: #dccb76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c7b637",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 182,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.917,
"s": 56.693,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76855,
"c": 0.14238,
"h": 101.5
},
"luminance": 0.45874
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C7B637
secondary
#8C94CD
accent
#5AE048
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8ED
border
#D5D1C8
text
#161309
muted
#84827B