#C0AA4E#C0AA4E
#C0AA4E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.405; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.115 H 96.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C0AA4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 170, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 48%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 59%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 59.4%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.83, -3.27, 49.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.83, 49.48, 93.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.88% -0.012 0.1143) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.88% 0.115 96) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4896, 40.5077, 13.0503) |
| Luminance | 0.4051 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.23
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.01
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.21
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.22
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.31
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C0AA4E #4E64C0
analogous
#C0714E #C0AA4E #9DC04E
triadic
#C0AA4E #4EC0AA #AA4EC0
tetradic
#C0AA4E #4EC071 #4E64C0 #C04E9D
square
#C0AA4E #4EC071 #4E64C0 #C04E9D
split-complementary
#C0AA4E #4E9DC0 #714EC0
monochromatic
#6D5F27 #9A8737 #C0AA4E #D0C07B #E0D5A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#C0AA4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.10
#C0AA4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C0AA4E
9.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C0AA4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C0AA4E | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.10 | 9.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A745
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAE52
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE9E96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c0aa4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 170, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.115 96.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6c383',
500: '#c0aa4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c0aa4e; $custom-light: #d6c383; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c0aa4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 170,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.421,
"s": 47.5,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73883,
"c": 0.11492,
"h": 96
},
"luminance": 0.40506
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C0AA4E
secondary
#9CA6CE
accent
#6BD751
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C