#C9BF2D#C9BF2D
#C9BF2D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.155 H 105.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9BF2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 191, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 63%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 78%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 77.6%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.99, -12.09, 68.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.99, 69.93, 99.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.89% -0.0411 0.1499) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.89% 0.155 105.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1937, 49.8703, 9.8328) |
| Luminance | 0.4987 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 1.89
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 2.01
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 2.45
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 2.46
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 2.59
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 3.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9BF2D #2D37C9
analogous
#C9712D #C9BF2D #85C92D
triadic
#C9BF2D #2DC9BF #BF2DC9
tetradic
#C9BF2D #2DC971 #2D37C9 #C92D85
square
#C9BF2D #2DC971 #2D37C9 #C92D85
split-complementary
#C9BF2D #2D85C9 #712DC9
monochromatic
#656017 #978F22 #C9BF2D #DAD259 #E5DF8B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#C9BF2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.97
#C9BF2D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9BF2D
10.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9BF2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9BF2D | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.97 | 10.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0B801
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D4BE39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8B2A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9bf2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 191, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.155 105.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ded173',
500: '#c9bf2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9bf2d; $custom-light: #ded173; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9bf2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 191,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.154,
"s": 63.415,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78888,
"c": 0.15543,
"h": 105.3
},
"luminance": 0.49869
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9BF2D
secondary
#8388CF
accent
#4CE641
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF9ED
border
#D5D2C8
text
#161409
muted
#84827B