#C9B671#C9B671
#C9B671 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.471; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.091 H 94.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9B671 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 182, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 45%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 44%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 43.8%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.23, -2.74, 37.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.23, 37.61, 94.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.7% -0.0072 0.0911) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.7% 0.091 94.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.7971, 47.0673, 22.3974) |
| Luminance | 0.4707 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.91
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.11
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.15
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.23
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.26
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9B671 #7184C9
analogous
#C98A71 #C9B671 #B0C971
triadic
#C9B671 #71C9B6 #B671C9
tetradic
#C9B671 #71C98A #7184C9 #C971B0
square
#C9B671 #71C98A #7184C9 #C971B0
split-complementary
#C9B671 #71B0C9 #8A71C9
monochromatic
#8B7835 #B79F46 #C9B671 #DACD9D #EBE4CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#C9B671 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.41
#C9B671 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9B671
10.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9B671 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9B671 | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.41 | 10.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3B36C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B974
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5ACA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9b671; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 182, 113); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.091 94.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbcb9b',
500: '#c9b671',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9b671; $custom-light: #dbcb9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9b671",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 182,
"b": 113
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.045,
"s": 44.898,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77696,
"c": 0.0914,
"h": 94.5
},
"luminance": 0.47066
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9B671
secondary
#BBC2DB
accent
#4BB82D
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15130E
muted
#83827E