#C9BB45#C9BB45
#C9BB45 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.137 H 102.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9BB45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 187, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 66%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 65.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.07, -8.90, 59.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.07, 59.94, 98.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.2% -0.0297 0.1338) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.2% 0.137 102.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9336, 48.3896, 12.7077) |
| Luminance | 0.4839 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.96
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.52
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.61
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.66
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.79
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9BB45 #4553C9
analogous
#C97945 #C9BB45 #95C945
triadic
#C9BB45 #45C9BB #BB45C9
tetradic
#C9BB45 #45C979 #4553C9 #C94595
square
#C9BB45 #45C979 #4553C9 #C94595
split-complementary
#C9BB45 #4595C9 #7945C9
monochromatic
#726A21 #A2962F #C9BB45 #D7CC74 #E5DEA4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#C9BB45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.68
#C9BB45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9BB45
10.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9BB45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9BB45 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.68 | 10.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBB536
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BC4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8AEA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9bb45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 187, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.137 102.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddcf7f',
500: '#c9bb45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9bb45; $custom-light: #ddcf7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9bb45",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 187,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.636,
"s": 55,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78204,
"c": 0.13709,
"h": 102.5
},
"luminance": 0.48388
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9BB45
secondary
#989ED1
accent
#59DE49
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF9EF
border
#D5D2CA
text
#15130A
muted
#84827C