#C9BA3F#C9BA3F
#C9BA3F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.141 H 102.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9BA3F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 186, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 56%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 69%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 68.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.76, -8.72, 61.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.76, 62.00, 98.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.94% -0.0299 0.1373) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.94% 0.141 102.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5453, 47.8960, 11.7055) |
| Luminance | 0.4789 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.42
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.05
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.24
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.34
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.37
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9BA3F #3F4EC9
analogous
#C9753F #C9BA3F #93C93F
triadic
#C9BA3F #3FC9BA #BA3FC9
tetradic
#C9BA3F #3FC975 #3F4EC9 #C93F93
square
#C9BA3F #3FC975 #3F4EC9 #C93F93
split-complementary
#C9BA3F #3F93C9 #753FC9
monochromatic
#6F661F #9E922D #C9BA3F #D6CB6F #E4DC9F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#C9BA3F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.58
#C9BA3F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9BA3F
10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9BA3F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9BA3F | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.58 | 10.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBB42D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBB47
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8ADA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9ba3f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 186, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.141 102.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddce7b',
500: '#c9ba3f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9ba3f; $custom-light: #ddce7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9ba3f",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 186,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.478,
"s": 56.098,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77942,
"c": 0.1405,
"h": 102.3
},
"luminance": 0.47894
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9BA3F
secondary
#949AD0
accent
#59DF48
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF9EE
border
#D5D2C9
text
#16130A
muted
#84827C