#C9BF34#C9BF34
#C9BF34 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.152 H 105.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9BF34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 191, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 59%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 74%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 74.1%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.03, -11.82, 66.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.03, 67.69, 100.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.93% -0.0397 0.1465) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.93% 0.152 105.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.3399, 49.9287, 10.6024) |
| Luminance | 0.4993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 2.37
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 2.40
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 2.78
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 2.92
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 3.05
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 3.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9BF34 #343EC9
analogous
#C97534 #C9BF34 #89C934
triadic
#C9BF34 #34C9BF #BF34C9
tetradic
#C9BF34 #34C975 #343EC9 #C93489
square
#C9BF34 #34C975 #343EC9 #C93489
split-complementary
#C9BF34 #3489C9 #7534C9
monochromatic
#68631B #989127 #C9BF34 #D7CF63 #E3DE94
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#C9BF34 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#C9BF34 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9BF34
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9BF34 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9BF34 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0B817
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D4BE3E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8B2A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9bf34; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 191, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.152 105.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddd276',
500: '#c9bf34',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9bf34; $custom-light: #ddd276; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9bf34",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 191,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.973,
"s": 58.893,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78928,
"c": 0.15175,
"h": 105.2
},
"luminance": 0.49927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9BF34
secondary
#8A8FCE
accent
#50E246
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF9EE
border
#D5D2C9
text
#161409
muted
#84827B