#C09E2E#C09E2E
#C09E2E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.130 H 91.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C09E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 158, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 61%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 76%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.7%, 76%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.41, 1.30, 59.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.41, 59.43, 88.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.1% -0.0026 0.1303) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.1% 0.13 91.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4602, 35.8596, 7.6908) |
| Luminance | 0.3586 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 2.25
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 3.02
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 3.46
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 3.62
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 3.76
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 3.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C09E2E #2E50C0
analogous
#C0552E #C09E2E #99C02E
triadic
#C09E2E #2EC09E #9E2EC0
tetradic
#C09E2E #2EC055 #2E50C0 #C02E99
square
#C09E2E #2EC055 #2E50C0 #C02E99
split-complementary
#C09E2E #2E99C0 #552EC0
monochromatic
#5D4D16 #8F7522 #C09E2E #D6B855 #E2CD86
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#C09E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.17
#C09E2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C09E2E
8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C09E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C09E2E | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.17 | 8.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B09C1A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A634
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D09088
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c09e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 158, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.130 91.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7ba6f',
500: '#c09e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c09e2e; $custom-light: #d7ba6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c09e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 158,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.027,
"s": 61.345,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.711,
"c": 0.13032,
"h": 91.2
},
"luminance": 0.35857
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C09E2E
secondary
#7E90CC
accent
#69E443
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151108
muted
#83807B