#C2A731#C2A731
#C2A731 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.134 H 95.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2A731 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 167, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 60%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 75%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.9%, 74.7%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.99, -2.50, 60.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.99, 60.88, 92.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.19% -0.0133 0.1338) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.19% 0.134 95.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6232, 39.3305, 8.5677) |
| Luminance | 0.3933 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.87
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.12
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.22
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.82
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.00
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2A731 #314CC2
analogous
#C25F31 #C2A731 #94C231
triadic
#C2A731 #31C2A7 #A731C2
tetradic
#C2A731 #31C25F #314CC2 #C23194
square
#C2A731 #31C25F #314CC2 #C23194
split-complementary
#C2A731 #3194C2 #5F31C2
monochromatic
#605318 #917D25 #C2A731 #D6BF5B #E2D28C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#C2A731 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.87
#C2A731 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2A731
8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2A731 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2A731 | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.87 | 8.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A31C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAC38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D29A90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2a731; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 167, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.134 95.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8c072',
500: '#c2a731',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2a731; $custom-light: #d8c072; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2a731",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 167,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.828,
"s": 59.671,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73188,
"c": 0.13447,
"h": 95.7
},
"luminance": 0.39329
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2A731
secondary
#8390CC
accent
#62E345
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151208
muted
#83817B