#C9A633#C9A633
#C9A633 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.134 H 91.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9A633 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 166, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 60%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 75%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.4%, 74.6%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, 1.19, 60.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 60.75, 88.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.69% -0.0029 0.1337) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.69% 0.134 91.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3233, 39.9313, 8.8203) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 3.65
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 3.68
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 3.73
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 3.97
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.51
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9A633 #3356C9
analogous
#C95B33 #C9A633 #A1C933
triadic
#C9A633 #33C9A6 #A633C9
tetradic
#C9A633 #33C95B #3356C9 #C933A1
square
#C9A633 #33C95B #3356C9 #C933A1
split-complementary
#C9A633 #33A1C9 #5B33C9
monochromatic
#67551A #987E27 #C9A633 #D7BC62 #E4D193
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#C9A633 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#C9A633 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9A633
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9A633 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9A633 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A420
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AE39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA988F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9a633; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 166, 51); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.134 91.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dec073',
500: '#c9a633',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9a633; $custom-light: #dec073; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9a633",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 166,
"b": 51
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46,
"s": 59.524,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7369,
"c": 0.13374,
"h": 91.3
},
"luminance": 0.39929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9A633
secondary
#8999CF
accent
#6AE345
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF7ED
border
#D5D0C8
text
#161208
muted
#84817B