#C0A52C#C0A52C
#C0A52C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.136 H 95.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C0A52C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 165, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 63%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 77%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.1%, 77.1%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.24, -2.52, 61.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.24, 61.89, 92.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.54% -0.0137 0.1351) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.54% 0.136 95.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6499, 38.3006, 7.8974) |
| Luminance | 0.3830 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 3.73
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.85
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.28
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 4.41
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.75
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C0A52C #2C47C0
analogous
#C05B2C #C0A52C #91C02C
triadic
#C0A52C #2CC0A5 #A52CC0
tetradic
#C0A52C #2CC05B #2C47C0 #C02C91
square
#C0A52C #2CC05B #2C47C0 #C02C91
split-complementary
#C0A52C #2C91C0 #5B2CC0
monochromatic
#5C4F15 #8E7A21 #C0A52C #D7BF52 #E3D184
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#C0A52C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.66
#C0A52C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C0A52C
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C0A52C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C0A52C | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.66 | 8.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A113
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAA34
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0988E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c0a52c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 165, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.136 95.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7bf6f',
500: '#c0a52c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c0a52c; $custom-light: #d7bf6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c0a52c",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 165,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.054,
"s": 62.712,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72542,
"c": 0.13575,
"h": 95.8
},
"luminance": 0.38299
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C0A52C
secondary
#7C8BCC
accent
#60E642
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151208
muted
#83817B