#C0AE4E#C0AE4E
#C0AE4E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.118 H 98.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C0AE4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 174, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 48%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 59%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 59.4%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.89, -5.38, 50.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.89, 50.85, 96.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.72% -0.0181 0.1169) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.72% 0.118 98.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2509, 42.0303, 13.3041) |
| Luminance | 0.4203 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.26
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.33
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.69
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.26
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.36
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 6.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C0AE4E #4E60C0
analogous
#C0754E #C0AE4E #99C04E
triadic
#C0AE4E #4EC0AE #AE4EC0
tetradic
#C0AE4E #4EC075 #4E60C0 #C04E99
square
#C0AE4E #4EC075 #4E60C0 #C04E99
split-complementary
#C0AE4E #4E99C0 #754EC0
monochromatic
#6D6227 #9A8A37 #C0AE4E #D0C37B #E0D7A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#C0AE4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.41
#C0AE4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C0AE4E
9.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C0AE4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C0AE4E | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.41 | 9.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAA44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B053
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CEA399
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c0ae4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 174, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.118 98.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6c583',
500: '#c0ae4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c0ae4e; $custom-light: #d6c583; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c0ae4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 174,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.526,
"s": 47.5,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74724,
"c": 0.11824,
"h": 98.8
},
"luminance": 0.42029
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C0AE4E
secondary
#9CA4CE
accent
#66D751
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8EF
border
#D4D1CA
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C