#C9BB43#C9BB43
#C9BB43 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.139 H 102.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9BB43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 187, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 67%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 66.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.05, -9.02, 60.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.05, 60.76, 98.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.19% -0.0303 0.1352) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.19% 0.139 102.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.8726, 48.3651, 12.3862) |
| Luminance | 0.4836 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.75
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.33
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.42
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.47
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.59
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9BB43 #4351C9
analogous
#C97843 #C9BB43 #94C943
triadic
#C9BB43 #43C9BB #BB43C9
tetradic
#C9BB43 #43C978 #4351C9 #C94394
square
#C9BB43 #43C978 #4351C9 #C94394
split-complementary
#C9BB43 #4394C9 #7843C9
monochromatic
#716920 #A1952E #C9BB43 #D7CC73 #E4DDA2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#C9BB43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.67
#C9BB43 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9BB43
10.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9BB43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9BB43 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.67 | 10.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCB533
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BC4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8AEA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9bb43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 187, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.139 102.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddcf7d',
500: '#c9bb43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9bb43; $custom-light: #ddcf7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9bb43",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 187,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.731,
"s": 55.372,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78187,
"c": 0.13855,
"h": 102.6
},
"luminance": 0.48363
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9BB43
secondary
#979DD1
accent
#59DF49
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF9EE
border
#D5D2C9
text
#15130A
muted
#84827C