#C0AA4A#C0AA4A
#C0AA4A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.405; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.118 H 96.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C0AA4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 170, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 48%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 61%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 61.5%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.79, -3.55, 51.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.79, 51.31, 93.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.84% -0.0133 0.1176) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.84% 0.118 96.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3506, 40.4521, 12.3179) |
| Luminance | 0.4045 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.64
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.49
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.67
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.15
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.48
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C0AA4A #4A60C0
analogous
#C06F4A #C0AA4A #9BC04A
triadic
#C0AA4A #4AC0AA #AA4AC0
tetradic
#C0AA4A #4AC06F #4A60C0 #C04A9B
square
#C0AA4A #4AC06F #4A60C0 #C04A9B
split-complementary
#C0AA4A #4A9BC0 #6F4AC0
monochromatic
#6B5E25 #988535 #C0AA4A #D0BF77 #E0D5A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#C0AA4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.09
#C0AA4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C0AA4A
9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C0AA4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C0AA4A | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.09 | 9.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA640
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAE4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE9E95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c0aa4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 170, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.118 96.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6c380',
500: '#c0aa4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c0aa4a; $custom-light: #d6c380; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c0aa4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 170,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.814,
"s": 48.361,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73839,
"c": 0.11839,
"h": 96.4
},
"luminance": 0.4045
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C0AA4A
secondary
#99A3CD
accent
#69D850
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C