#C7C49D#C7C49D
#C7C49D is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.541; OKLCH L 81.3% C 0.053 H 103.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C7C49D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 196, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 27%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 21%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.5%, 21.1%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.50, -5.36, 20.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.50, 20.72, 104.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.27% -0.0126 0.0511) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.27% 0.053 103.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.3787, 54.0570, 39.7245) |
| Luminance | 0.5406 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.81
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 6.97
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 7.61
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 8.06
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 8.83
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 8.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C7C49D #9DA0C7
analogous
#C7AF9D #C7C49D #B5C79D
triadic
#C7C49D #9DC7C4 #C49DC7
tetradic
#C7C49D #9DC7AF #9DA0C7 #C79DB5
square
#C7C49D #9DC7AF #9DA0C7 #C79DB5
split-complementary
#C7C49D #9DB5C7 #AF9DC7
monochromatic
#959055 #B1AD76 #C7C49D #DDDBC4 #F4F3EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#C7C49D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.81
#C7C49D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C7C49D
11.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C7C49D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C7C49D | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.81 | 11.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBC19B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDC39E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CEBFB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c7c49d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 196, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.3% 0.053 103.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8d5ba',
500: '#c7c49d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c7c49d; $custom-light: #d8d5ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c7c49d",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 196,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.714,
"s": 27.273,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81272,
"c": 0.05259,
"h": 103.9
},
"luminance": 0.54056
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C7C49D
secondary
#6D709C
accent
#47A640
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFBF8
border
#D4D4D1
text
#141411
muted
#838381