#C7C296#C7C296
#C7C296 is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.529; OKLCH L 80.7% C 0.059 H 102.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C7C296 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 194, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 30%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 25%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.5%, 24.6%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.83, -5.31, 22.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.83, 23.44, 103.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.7% -0.0125 0.0579) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.7% 0.059 102.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.3500, 52.9285, 36.5174) |
| Luminance | 0.5293 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.57
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 6.67
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 7.04
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 7.64
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 8.05
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 8.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C7C296 #969BC7
analogous
#C7A996 #C7C296 #B3C796
triadic
#C7C296 #96C7C2 #C296C7
tetradic
#C7C296 #96C7A9 #969BC7 #C796B3
square
#C7C296 #96C7A9 #969BC7 #C796B3
split-complementary
#C7C296 #96B3C7 #A996C7
monochromatic
#948D4F #B2AB6E #C7C296 #DCD9BE #F2F0E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#C7C296 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.59
#C7C296 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C7C296
11.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C7C296 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C7C296 | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.59 | 11.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CABF93
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCC298
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CFBCB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c7c296; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 194, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.7% 0.059 102.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8d4b5',
500: '#c7c296',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c7c296; $custom-light: #d8d4b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c7c296",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 194,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.878,
"s": 30.435,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80703,
"c": 0.05919,
"h": 102.2
},
"luminance": 0.52928
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C7C296
secondary
#666B9C
accent
#47A93C
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFBF8
border
#D4D4D1
text
#141411
muted
#838381