#C9BA67#C9BA67
#C9BA67 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.485; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.106 H 99.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9BA67 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 186, 103) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 48%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 49%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 48.8%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.15, -5.82, 43.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.15, 44.09, 97.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.38% -0.017 0.1043) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.38% 0.106 99.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.0958, 48.5162, 19.8711) |
| Luminance | 0.4852 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.15
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.18
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.79
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.24
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.74
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9BA67 #6776C9
analogous
#C98967 #C9BA67 #A7C967
triadic
#C9BA67 #67C9BA #BA67C9
tetradic
#C9BA67 #67C989 #6776C9 #C967A7
square
#C9BA67 #67C989 #6776C9 #C967A7
split-complementary
#C9BA67 #67A7C9 #8967C9
monochromatic
#867930 #B3A140 #C9BA67 #D9CE94 #E9E3C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#C9BA67 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.70
#C9BA67 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9BA67
10.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9BA67 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9BA67 | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.70 | 10.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B660
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCBC6B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6AFA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9ba67; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 186, 103); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.106 99.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbce94',
500: '#c9ba67',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9ba67; $custom-light: #dbce94; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9ba67",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 186,
"b": 103
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.816,
"s": 47.573,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78378,
"c": 0.1057,
"h": 99.3
},
"luminance": 0.48515
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9BA67
secondary
#B3B9D9
accent
#65D751
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF9F1
border
#D4D2CB
text
#15130D
muted
#83827E