#C2A74E#C2A74E
#C2A74E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.113 H 92.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2A74E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 167, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 49%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.9%, 59.8%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.23, -0.82, 48.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.23, 48.75, 90.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.45% -0.005 0.1129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.45% 0.113 92.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4436, 39.6587, 12.8889) |
| Luminance | 0.3966 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.25
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.77
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.48
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.59
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.78
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2A74E #4E69C2
analogous
#C26D4E #C2A74E #A3C24E
triadic
#C2A74E #4EC2A7 #A74EC2
tetradic
#C2A74E #4EC26D #4E69C2 #C24EA3
square
#C2A74E #4EC26D #4E69C2 #C24EA3
split-complementary
#C2A74E #4EA3C2 #6D4EC2
monochromatic
#6F5E26 #9D8536 #C2A74E #D2BE7C #E1D4A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#C2A74E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.93
#C2A74E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2A74E
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2A74E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2A74E | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.93 | 8.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A445
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAC52
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D09B93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2a74e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 167, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.113 92.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c083',
500: '#c2a74e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2a74e; $custom-light: #d7c083; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2a74e",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 167,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.034,
"s": 48.739,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7345,
"c": 0.113,
"h": 92.6
},
"luminance": 0.39657
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2A74E
secondary
#9DA9CF
accent
#6FD850
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C