#C0A855#C0A855
#C0A855 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.107 H 93.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C0A855 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 168, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 46%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 56%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.5%, 55.7%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.38, -1.67, 45.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.38, 45.52, 92.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.55% -0.0065 0.1067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.55% 0.107 93.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3820, 39.8694, 14.3191) |
| Luminance | 0.3987 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.16
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.43
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.22
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.54
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.56
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C0A855 #556DC0
analogous
#C07355 #C0A855 #A3C055
triadic
#C0A855 #55C0A8 #A855C0
tetradic
#C0A855 #55C073 #556DC0 #C055A3
square
#C0A855 #55C073 #556DC0 #C055A3
split-complementary
#C0A855 #55A3C0 #7355C0
monochromatic
#71612A #9D873A #C0A855 #D1BF82 #E1D6AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#C0A855 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.97
#C0A855 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C0A855
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C0A855 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C0A855 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.97 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A54D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAD58
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE9D95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c0a855; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 168, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.107 93.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5c187',
500: '#c0a855',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c0a855; $custom-light: #d5c187; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c0a855",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 168,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.542,
"s": 45.923,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73549,
"c": 0.10694,
"h": 93.5
},
"luminance": 0.39868
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C0A855
secondary
#A2ACCF
accent
#70D652
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C