#C0A657#C0A657
#C0A657 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.104 H 91.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C0A657 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 166, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 45%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 55%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.5%, 54.7%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.87, -0.43, 43.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.87, 43.92, 90.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.16% -0.0027 0.1035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.16% 0.104 91.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0962, 39.1688, 14.6213) |
| Luminance | 0.3917 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.47
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.81
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.63
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.83
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.94
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C0A657 #5771C0
analogous
#C07257 #C0A657 #A6C057
triadic
#C0A657 #57C0A6 #A657C0
tetradic
#C0A657 #57C072 #5771C0 #C057A6
square
#C0A657 #57C072 #5771C0 #C057A6
split-complementary
#C0A657 #57A6C0 #7257C0
monochromatic
#72602B #9E863B #C0A657 #D1BE84 #E1D5B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#C0A657 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.83
#C0A657 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C0A657
8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C0A657 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C0A657 | 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)
#B5A450
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAB5A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE9B94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c0a657; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 166, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.104 91.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5c088',
500: '#c0a657',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c0a657; $custom-light: #d5c088; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c0a657",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 166,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.143,
"s": 45.455,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73159,
"c": 0.10355,
"h": 91.5
},
"luminance": 0.39167
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C0A657
secondary
#A3AED0
accent
#73D553
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C