#C0A656#C0A656
#C0A656 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.105 H 91.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C0A656 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 166, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 46%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 55%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.5%, 55.2%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.86, -0.52, 44.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.86, 44.40, 90.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.15% -0.0031 0.1045) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.15% 0.105 91.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0556, 39.1526, 14.4077) |
| Luminance | 0.3915 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.62
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.86
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.73
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.94
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.03
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C0A656 #5670C0
analogous
#C07156 #C0A656 #A5C056
triadic
#C0A656 #56C0A6 #A656C0
tetradic
#C0A656 #56C071 #5670C0 #C056A5
square
#C0A656 #56C071 #5670C0 #C056A5
split-complementary
#C0A656 #56A5C0 #7156C0
monochromatic
#71602A #9E863B #C0A656 #D1BD83 #E1D5AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#C0A656 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.83
#C0A656 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C0A656
8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C0A656 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C0A656 | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.83 | 8.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A44F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAB59
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE9B94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c0a656; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 166, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.105 91.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5c088',
500: '#c0a656',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c0a656; $custom-light: #d5c088; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c0a656",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 166,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.283,
"s": 45.69,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73146,
"c": 0.10451,
"h": 91.7
},
"luminance": 0.39151
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C0A656
secondary
#A2ADCF
accent
#73D552
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C