#C7C142#C7C142
#C7C142 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.507; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.145 H 106.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C7C142 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 193, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 54%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 67%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 66.8%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.48, -13.00, 61.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.48, 63.24, 101.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.28% -0.0415 0.1389) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.28% 0.145 106.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.6081, 50.6769, 12.6377) |
| Luminance | 0.5068 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 3.30
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 3.45
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 3.98
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.15
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.59
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C7C142 #4248C7
analogous
#C77F42 #C7C142 #8BC742
triadic
#C7C142 #42C7C1 #C142C7
tetradic
#C7C142 #42C77F #4248C7 #C7428B
square
#C7C142 #42C77F #4248C7 #C7428B
split-complementary
#C7C142 #428BC7 #7F42C7
monochromatic
#6E6B21 #9D982F #C7C142 #D5D071 #E3E0A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.89
#C7C142 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.14
#C7C142 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C7C142
11.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C7C142 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C7C142 | 1.00 | 1.89 | 11.14 | 11.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1BA30
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D4BF4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5B5A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c7c142; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 193, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.145 106.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbd37d',
500: '#c7c142',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c7c142; $custom-light: #dbd37d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c7c142",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 193,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.293,
"s": 54.286,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7928,
"c": 0.145,
"h": 106.6
},
"luminance": 0.50675
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C7C142
secondary
#363978
accent
#51DE4A
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FCFBF2
border
#D5D4CC
text
#15140A
muted
#84837D