#C7C49C#C7C49C
#C7C49C is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.540; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.054 H 104.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C7C49C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 196, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 28%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 22%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.5%, 21.6%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.48, -5.50, 20.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.48, 21.24, 105.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.25% -0.013 0.0523) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.25% 0.054 104) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.2937, 54.0230, 39.2767) |
| Luminance | 0.5402 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.70
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 6.87
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 7.64
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 8.14
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 8.84
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 8.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C7C49C #9C9FC7
analogous
#C7AF9C #C7C49C #B5C79C
triadic
#C7C49C #9CC7C4 #C49CC7
tetradic
#C7C49C #9CC7AF #9C9FC7 #C79CB5
square
#C7C49C #9CC7AF #9C9FC7 #C79CB5
split-complementary
#C7C49C #9CB5C7 #AF9CC7
monochromatic
#959054 #B1AD75 #C7C49C #DDDBC3 #F3F3EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#C7C49C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.80
#C7C49C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C7C49C
11.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C7C49C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C7C49C | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.80 | 11.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBC19A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDC39D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CEBFB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c7c49c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 196, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.054 104.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8d5b9',
500: '#c7c49c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c7c49c; $custom-light: #d8d5b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c7c49c",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 196,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.814,
"s": 27.742,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81249,
"c": 0.05388,
"h": 104
},
"luminance": 0.54022
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C7C49C
secondary
#6C6F9C
accent
#46A63F
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFBF8
border
#D4D4D1
text
#141411
muted
#838381