#C0AF49#C0AF49
#C0AF49 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.423; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.123 H 99.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C0AF49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 175, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 49%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 62%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 62%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.11, -6.26, 53.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.11, 53.46, 96.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.88% -0.0212 0.1216) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.88% 0.123 99.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2723, 42.3491, 12.4603) |
| Luminance | 0.4235 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.98
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.57
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.63
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.90
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.06
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C0AF49 #495AC0
analogous
#C07449 #C0AF49 #95C049
triadic
#C0AF49 #49C0AF #AF49C0
tetradic
#C0AF49 #49C074 #495AC0 #C04995
square
#C0AF49 #49C074 #495AC0 #C04995
split-complementary
#C0AF49 #4995C0 #7449C0
monochromatic
#6A6025 #978934 #C0AF49 #D0C376 #DFD7A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#C0AF49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.47
#C0AF49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C0AF49
9.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C0AF49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C0AF49 | 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)
#BEAA3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B14E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CEA399
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c0af49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 175, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.123 99.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6c680',
500: '#c0af49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c0af49; $custom-light: #d6c680; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c0af49",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 175,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.429,
"s": 48.571,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74882,
"c": 0.12339,
"h": 99.9
},
"luminance": 0.42347
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C0AF49
secondary
#98A0CC
accent
#63D850
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8EF
border
#D4D1CA
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C