#C0AA3E#C0AA3E
#C0AA3E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.128 H 97.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C0AA3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 170, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 51%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 68%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 67.7%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.69, -4.31, 56.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.69, 56.51, 94.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.72% -0.0169 0.1268) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.72% 0.128 97.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9842, 40.3055, 10.3882) |
| Luminance | 0.4030 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.16
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.75
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.44
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.85
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.92
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C0AA3E #3E54C0
analogous
#C0693E #C0AA3E #95C03E
triadic
#C0AA3E #3EC0AA #AA3EC0
tetradic
#C0AA3E #3EC069 #3E54C0 #C03E95
square
#C0AA3E #3EC069 #3E54C0 #C03E95
split-complementary
#C0AA3E #3E95C0 #693EC0
monochromatic
#635820 #92812F #C0AA3E #CFBF6C #DED39A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#C0AA3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.06
#C0AA3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C0AA3E
9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C0AA3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C0AA3E | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.06 | 9.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA630
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AD44
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF9E94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c0aa3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 170, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.128 97.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6c379',
500: '#c0aa3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c0aa3e; $custom-light: #d6c379; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c0aa3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 170,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.846,
"s": 51.181,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73724,
"c": 0.12789,
"h": 97.6
},
"luminance": 0.40304
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C0AA3E
secondary
#8F99CA
accent
#65DB4D
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7EE
border
#D4D0C9
text
#151209
muted
#83817B