#C7D162#C7D162
#C7D162 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.586; OKLCH L 83.0% C 0.136 H 113.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C7D162 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 209, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 55%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(65, 53%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.8%, 0%, 53.1%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.09, -18.76, 53.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.09, 56.33, 109.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.04% -0.0544 0.1244) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.04% 0.136 113.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.5592, 58.6257, 20.3107) |
| Luminance | 0.5863 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 3.35
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.23
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 6.65
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 6.72
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 6.74
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 6.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C7D162 #6C62D1
analogous
#D1A362 #C7D162 #90D162
triadic
#C7D162 #62C7D1 #D162C7
tetradic
#C7D162 #62D1A3 #6C62D1 #D16290
square
#C7D162 #62D1A3 #6C62D1 #D16290
split-complementary
#C7D162 #6290D1 #A362D1
monochromatic
#868F2A #B2BE38 #C7D162 #D8DF91 #E9EDC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#C7D162 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.73
#C7D162 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C7D162
12.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C7D162 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C7D162 | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.73 | 12.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DEC857
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DECB68
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D2C6B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c7d162; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 209, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.0% 0.136 113.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dadf92',
500: '#c7d162',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c7d162; $custom-light: #dadf92; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c7d162",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 209,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 65.405,
"s": 54.68,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83044,
"c": 0.13583,
"h": 113.6
},
"luminance": 0.58625
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C7D162
secondary
#4A4295
accent
#23C232
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFCF4
border
#D5D5CE
text
#15150D
muted
#84847F