#C9B33A#C9B33A
#C9B33A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.138 H 98.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9B33A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 179, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 71%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.9%, 71.1%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.87, -5.35, 61.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.87, 61.67, 94.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.43% -0.0208 0.1365) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.43% 0.138 98.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9732, 44.9652, 10.5231) |
| Luminance | 0.4496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.19
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 3.50
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.52
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.10
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.34
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9B33A #3A50C9
analogous
#C96B3A #C9B33A #97C93A
triadic
#C9B33A #3AC9B3 #B33AC9
tetradic
#C9B33A #3AC96B #3A50C9 #C93A97
square
#C9B33A #3AC96B #3A50C9 #C93A97
split-complementary
#C9B33A #3A97C9 #6B3AC9
monochromatic
#6B5F1D #9B8A2B #C9B33A #D6C66A #E3D89A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#C9B33A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#C9B33A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9B33A
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9B33A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9B33A | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4AE27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB641
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9A69B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9b33a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 179, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.138 98.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddc978',
500: '#c9b33a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9b33a; $custom-light: #ddc978; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9b33a",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 179,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.769,
"s": 56.972,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76431,
"c": 0.13811,
"h": 98.7
},
"luminance": 0.44963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9B33A
secondary
#9099CF
accent
#5FE048
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#161309
muted
#84827B