#C6A356 — Yellow

#C6A356 is a yellow in the Yellow family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty medium yellow, and it is also commonly known as Yellow, Golden Yellow. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#C6A356 color swatch, yellow#C6A356
CSS Namegoldenrod (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f8f5f0
100#efe9de
200#e3d8c0
300#d2be93
400#bc9e5d
500#a98631
600#96741e
700#7f5f07
800#6a4f02
900#5a4200
950#362600

Accessibility

Contrast on white
2.39:1
Contrast on black
8.77:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whiteFail

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.008 85.3); /* #f8f5f0 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.016 85.3); /* #efe9de */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.034 85.3); /* #e3d8c0 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.061 85.3); /* #d2be93 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.091 85.3); /* #bc9e5d */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.11 85.3); /* #a98631 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.108 85.3); /* #96741e */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.101 85.3); /* #7f5f07 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.09 85.3); /* #6a4f02 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.081 85.3); /* #5a4200 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.057 85.3); /* #362600 */
}

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