#C7C38E#C7C38E
#C7C38E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.531; OKLCH L 80.7% C 0.070 H 104.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C7C38E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 195, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 34%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 29%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2%, 28.6%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.95, -6.92, 27.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.95, 28.08, 104.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.75% -0.0173 0.0683) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.75% 0.07 104.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.9510, 53.1262, 33.3143) |
| Luminance | 0.5313 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.72
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.87
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 6.54
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 7.13
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 7.27
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 7.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C7C38E #8E92C7
analogous
#C7A78E #C7C38E #AFC78E
triadic
#C7C38E #8EC7C3 #C38EC7
tetradic
#C7C38E #8EC7A7 #8E92C7 #C78EAF
square
#C7C38E #8EC7A7 #8E92C7 #C78EAF
split-complementary
#C7C38E #8EAFC7 #A78EC7
monochromatic
#928D48 #B3AD65 #C7C38E #DBD9B7 #F0EEE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#C7C38E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.63
#C7C38E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C7C38E
11.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C7C38E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C7C38E | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.63 | 11.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCBF8A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEC290
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CFBCB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c7c38e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 195, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.7% 0.070 104.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8d5af',
500: '#c7c38e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c7c38e; $custom-light: #d8d5af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c7c38e",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 195,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.789,
"s": 33.728,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80747,
"c": 0.07043,
"h": 104.2
},
"luminance": 0.53125
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C7C38E
secondary
#5F639A
accent
#41AD39
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFBF7
border
#D4D4D0
text
#141410
muted
#838381