#C0AA3B#C0AA3B
#C0AA3B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.130 H 97.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C0AA3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 170, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 53%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 69%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 69.3%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.66, -4.47, 57.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.66, 57.74, 94.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.7% -0.0177 0.1288) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.7% 0.13 97.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9041, 40.2735, 9.9665) |
| Luminance | 0.4027 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.82
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.44
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.17
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.81
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.96
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C0AA3B #3B51C0
analogous
#C0683B #C0AA3B #94C03B
triadic
#C0AA3B #3BC0AA #AA3BC0
tetradic
#C0AA3B #3BC068 #3B51C0 #C03B94
square
#C0AA3B #3BC068 #3B51C0 #C03B94
split-complementary
#C0AA3B #3B94C0 #683BC0
monochromatic
#62571E #91812D #C0AA3B #D1BF68 #DFD397
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#C0AA3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.05
#C0AA3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C0AA3B
9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C0AA3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C0AA3B | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.05 | 9.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA62B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AD41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF9D93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c0aa3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 170, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.130 97.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c277',
500: '#c0aa3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c0aa3b; $custom-light: #d7c277; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c0aa3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 170,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.075,
"s": 52.988,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73699,
"c": 0.13003,
"h": 97.8
},
"luminance": 0.40272
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C0AA3B
secondary
#8C97CA
accent
#63DC4B
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151209
muted
#83817B