#C7C49F#C7C49F
#C7C49F is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.541; OKLCH L 81.3% C 0.050 H 103.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C7C49F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 196, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 26%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 20%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.5%, 20.1%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.53, -5.06, 19.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.53, 19.67, 104.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.32% -0.0118 0.0486) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.32% 0.05 103.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.5509, 54.1258, 40.6312) |
| Luminance | 0.5413 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 7.06
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 7.19
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 7.57
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 7.90
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 8.71
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 8.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C7C49F #9FA2C7
analogous
#C7B09F #C7C49F #B6C79F
triadic
#C7C49F #9FC7C4 #C49FC7
tetradic
#C7C49F #9FC7B0 #9FA2C7 #C79FB6
square
#C7C49F #9FC7B0 #9FA2C7 #C79FB6
split-complementary
#C7C49F #9FB6C7 #B09FC7
monochromatic
#959057 #B0AC78 #C7C49F #DEDCC6 #F4F3EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#C7C49F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.83
#C7C49F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C7C49F
11.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C7C49F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C7C49F | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.83 | 11.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBC19D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCC3A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CDBFBA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c7c49f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 196, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.3% 0.050 103.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8d5bb',
500: '#c7c49f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c7c49f; $custom-light: #d8d5bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c7c49f",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 196,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.5,
"s": 26.316,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81316,
"c": 0.04999,
"h": 103.6
},
"luminance": 0.54125
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C7C49F
secondary
#6F729C
accent
#48A541
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFBF8
border
#D4D4D1
text
#141412
muted
#838382