#C2A737#C2A737
#C2A737 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.131 H 95.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2A737 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 167, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.9%, 71.6%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.03, -2.22, 58.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.03, 58.63, 92.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.23% -0.0118 0.1302) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.23% 0.131 95.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7583, 39.3846, 9.2795) |
| Luminance | 0.3938 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.39
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.43
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.63
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.25
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.27
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2A737 #3752C2
analogous
#C26237 #C2A737 #98C237
triadic
#C2A737 #37C2A7 #A737C2
tetradic
#C2A737 #37C262 #3752C2 #C23798
square
#C2A737 #37C262 #3752C2 #C23798
split-complementary
#C2A737 #3798C2 #6237C2
monochromatic
#63551C #927E29 #C2A737 #D3BD63 #E0D193
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#C2A737 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.88
#C2A737 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2A737
8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2A737 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2A737 | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.88 | 8.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A426
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAC3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D19A91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2a737; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 167, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.131 95.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8c075',
500: '#c2a737',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2a737; $custom-light: #d8c075; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2a737",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 167,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.345,
"s": 55.823,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73231,
"c": 0.13074,
"h": 95.2
},
"luminance": 0.39383
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2A737
secondary
#8996CB
accent
#66DF49
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151209
muted
#83817B