#C0AA43#C0AA43
#C0AA43 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.124 H 97.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C0AA43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 170, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 50%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 65%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 65.1%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.73, -4.01, 54.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.73, 54.40, 94.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.77% -0.0154 0.1231) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.77% 0.124 97.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1277, 40.3629, 11.1443) |
| Luminance | 0.4036 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.76
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.30
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.35
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.94
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.17
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C0AA43 #4359C0
analogous
#C06B43 #C0AA43 #97C043
triadic
#C0AA43 #43C0AA #AA43C0
tetradic
#C0AA43 #43C06B #4359C0 #C04397
square
#C0AA43 #43C06B #4359C0 #C04397
split-complementary
#C0AA43 #4397C0 #6B43C0
monochromatic
#665A22 #948332 #C0AA43 #CFBF71 #DFD39F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#C0AA43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.07
#C0AA43 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C0AA43
9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C0AA43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C0AA43 | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.07 | 9.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA637
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AE48
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF9E94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c0aa43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 170, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.124 97.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6c37c',
500: '#c0aa43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c0aa43; $custom-light: #d6c37c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c0aa43",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 170,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.44,
"s": 49.801,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73769,
"c": 0.1241,
"h": 97.1
},
"luminance": 0.40361
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C0AA43
secondary
#949DCB
accent
#67D94E
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7EE
border
#D4D0C9
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C