#C9BB46#C9BB46
#C9BB46 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.136 H 102.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9BB46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 187, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 65%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 65.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.08, -8.84, 58.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.08, 59.53, 98.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.21% -0.0294 0.1331) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.21% 0.136 102.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9649, 48.4021, 12.8725) |
| Luminance | 0.4840 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.06
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.62
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.71
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.76
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.90
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9BB46 #4654C9
analogous
#C97946 #C9BB46 #95C946
triadic
#C9BB46 #46C9BB #BB46C9
tetradic
#C9BB46 #46C979 #4654C9 #C94695
square
#C9BB46 #46C979 #4654C9 #C94695
split-complementary
#C9BB46 #4695C9 #7946C9
monochromatic
#736A22 #A2962F #C9BB46 #D7CC75 #E5DEA5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#C9BB46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.68
#C9BB46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9BB46
10.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9BB46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9BB46 | 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)
#CBB537
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BC4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8AEA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9bb46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 187, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.136 102.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddcf7f',
500: '#c9bb46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9bb46; $custom-light: #ddcf7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9bb46",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 187,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.588,
"s": 54.812,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78212,
"c": 0.13633,
"h": 102.5
},
"luminance": 0.484
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9BB46
secondary
#999FD2
accent
#5ADE4A
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF9EF
border
#D4D2CA
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C