#C2A53B#C2A53B
#C2A53B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.127 H 93.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2A53B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 165, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 69.6%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.53, -0.95, 56.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.53, 56.48, 90.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.85% -0.0077 0.1264) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.85% 0.127 93.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4946, 38.6974, 9.6839) |
| Luminance | 0.3870 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.15
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.88
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.16
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.22
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.41
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2A53B #3B58C2
analogous
#C2613B #C2A53B #9CC23B
triadic
#C2A53B #3BC2A5 #A53BC2
tetradic
#C2A53B #3BC261 #3B58C2 #C23B9C
square
#C2A53B #3BC261 #3B58C2 #C23B9C
split-complementary
#C2A53B #3B9CC2 #613BC2
monochromatic
#64551E #937D2D #C2A53B #D1BB69 #E0D098
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#C2A53B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.74
#C2A53B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2A53B
8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2A53B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2A53B | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.74 | 8.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A22D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAB41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D1988F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2a53b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 165, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.127 93.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8bf77',
500: '#c2a53b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2a53b; $custom-light: #d8bf77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2a53b",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 165,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.111,
"s": 53.36,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72847,
"c": 0.12668,
"h": 93.5
},
"luminance": 0.38695
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2A53B
secondary
#8E9BCB
accent
#6ADD4B
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151209
muted
#83817B