#C0AE47#C0AE47
#C0AE47 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.419; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.124 H 99.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C0AE47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 174, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 49%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 63%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 63%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.83, -5.87, 53.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.83, 53.99, 96.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.65% -0.0203 0.1225) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.65% 0.124 99.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0132, 41.9352, 12.0520) |
| Luminance | 0.4193 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.77
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.42
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.92
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.92
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.96
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C0AE47 #4759C0
analogous
#C07247 #C0AE47 #96C047
triadic
#C0AE47 #47C0AE #AE47C0
tetradic
#C0AE47 #47C072 #4759C0 #C04796
square
#C0AE47 #47C072 #4759C0 #C04796
split-complementary
#C0AE47 #4796C0 #7247C0
monochromatic
#695E24 #968833 #C0AE47 #D0C275 #DFD6A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#C0AE47 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.39
#C0AE47 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C0AE47
9.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C0AE47 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C0AE47 | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.39 | 9.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAA3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B04C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CEA298
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c0ae47; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 174, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.124 99.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6c57f',
500: '#c0ae47',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c0ae47; $custom-light: #d6c57f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c0ae47",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 174,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.074,
"s": 48.988,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74651,
"c": 0.12418,
"h": 99.4
},
"luminance": 0.41934
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C0AE47
secondary
#979FCC
accent
#64D94F
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C