#C2A346#C2A346
#C2A346 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.117 H 90.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2A346 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 163, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 63.9%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.10, 0.77, 51.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.10, 51.22, 89.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.54% -0.0014 0.1171) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.54% 0.117 90.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4526, 38.1079, 11.2287) |
| Luminance | 0.3811 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.95
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.13
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.95
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.19
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.26
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2A346 #4665C2
analogous
#C26546 #C2A346 #A3C246
triadic
#C2A346 #46C2A3 #A346C2
tetradic
#C2A346 #46C265 #4665C2 #C246A3
square
#C2A346 #46C265 #4665C2 #C246A3
split-complementary
#C2A346 #46A3C2 #6546C2
monochromatic
#6A5923 #997F32 #C2A346 #D1BA74 #E0D1A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#C2A346 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#C2A346 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2A346
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2A346 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2A346 | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.62 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A13C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAA4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D1978F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2a346; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 163, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.117 90.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8be7d',
500: '#c2a346',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2a346; $custom-light: #d8be7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2a346",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 163,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45,
"s": 50.407,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72536,
"c": 0.11709,
"h": 90.7
},
"luminance": 0.38106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2A346
secondary
#97A4CD
accent
#71DA4E
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6EE
border
#D4D0C9
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C