#C0A72C#C0A72C
#C0A72C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.137 H 97.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C0A72C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 167, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 63%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 77%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 77.1%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.77, -3.58, 62.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.77, 62.43, 93.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.96% -0.0167 0.1361) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.96% 0.137 97) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0135, 39.0277, 8.0186) |
| Luminance | 0.3903 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.20
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.75
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.42
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.58
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 4.87
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C0A72C #2C45C0
analogous
#C05D2C #C0A72C #8FC02C
triadic
#C0A72C #2CC0A7 #A72CC0
tetradic
#C0A72C #2CC05D #2C45C0 #C02C8F
square
#C0A72C #2CC05D #2C45C0 #C02C8F
split-complementary
#C0A72C #2C8FC0 #5D2CC0
monochromatic
#5C5015 #8E7C21 #C0A72C #D7C152 #E3D384
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#C0A72C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.81
#C0A72C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C0A72C
8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C0A72C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C0A72C | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.81 | 8.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A312
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAB34
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D09A90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c0a72c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 167, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.137 97.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c06f',
500: '#c0a72c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c0a72c; $custom-light: #d7c06f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c0a72c",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 167,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.865,
"s": 62.712,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72961,
"c": 0.13712,
"h": 97
},
"luminance": 0.39026
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C0A72C
secondary
#7C89CC
accent
#5EE642
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151208
muted
#83817B