#C0AC49#C0AC49
#C0AC49 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.412; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.121 H 97.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C0AC49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 172, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 49%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 62%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.4%, 62%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.31, -4.68, 52.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.31, 52.43, 95.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.25% -0.0166 0.1197) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.25% 0.121 97.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6949, 41.1943, 12.2678) |
| Luminance | 0.4119 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.22
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.23
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.78
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.10
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.23
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C0AC49 #495DC0
analogous
#C07149 #C0AC49 #99C049
triadic
#C0AC49 #49C0AC #AC49C0
tetradic
#C0AC49 #49C071 #495DC0 #C04999
square
#C0AC49 #49C071 #495DC0 #C04999
split-complementary
#C0AC49 #4999C0 #7149C0
monochromatic
#6A5E25 #978734 #C0AC49 #D0C176 #DFD5A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#C0AC49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.24
#C0AC49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C0AC49
9.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C0AC49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C0AC49 | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.24 | 9.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCA83E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AF4E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CEA097
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c0ac49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 172, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.121 97.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6c480',
500: '#c0ac49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c0ac49; $custom-light: #d6c480; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c0ac49",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 172,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.916,
"s": 48.571,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74249,
"c": 0.12085,
"h": 97.9
},
"luminance": 0.41193
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C0AC49
secondary
#98A1CC
accent
#67D850
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8EF
border
#D4D1CA
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C