#C0AE62#C0AE62
#C0AE62 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.099 H 96.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C0AE62 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 174, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 43%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 49%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 49%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.12, -3.72, 41.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.12, 41.28, 95.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.98% -0.011 0.0983) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.98% 0.099 96.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0801, 42.3619, 17.6710) |
| Luminance | 0.4236 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.02
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.11
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.50
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.06
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.08
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C0AE62 #6274C0
analogous
#C07F62 #C0AE62 #A3C062
triadic
#C0AE62 #62C0AE #AE62C0
tetradic
#C0AE62 #62C07F #6274C0 #C062A3
square
#C0AE62 #62C07F #6274C0 #C062A3
split-complementary
#C0AE62 #62A3C0 #7F62C0
monochromatic
#786A30 #A39142 #C0AE62 #D2C58E #E3DBB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#C0AE62 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.47
#C0AE62 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C0AE62
9.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C0AE62 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C0AE62 | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.47 | 9.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCAB5C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0B165
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CDA49C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c0ae62; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 174, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.099 96.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5c690',
500: '#c0ae62',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c0ae62; $custom-light: #d5c690; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c0ae62",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 174,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.511,
"s": 42.727,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74978,
"c": 0.09892,
"h": 96.4
},
"luminance": 0.4236
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C0AE62
secondary
#ACB3D2
accent
#6DD355
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF8F0
border
#D3D1CB
text
#14120D
muted
#83817D