#C2A82E#C2A82E
#C2A82E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.137 H 96.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2A82E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 168, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 62%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 76%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.4%, 76.3%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.24, -3.15, 62.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.24, 62.22, 92.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.38% -0.0154 0.136) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.38% 0.137 96.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7458, 39.6738, 8.3066) |
| Luminance | 0.3967 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.33
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.63
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.38
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.48
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.00
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2A82E #2E48C2
analogous
#C25E2E #C2A82E #92C22E
triadic
#C2A82E #2EC2A8 #A82EC2
tetradic
#C2A82E #2EC25E #2E48C2 #C22E92
square
#C2A82E #2EC25E #2E48C2 #C22E92
split-complementary
#C2A82E #2E92C2 #5E2EC2
monochromatic
#5F5217 #917D22 #C2A82E #D7C056 #E3D388
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#C2A82E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.93
#C2A82E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2A82E
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2A82E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2A82E | 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)
#BAA416
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AD36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D29B91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2a82e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 168, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.137 96.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9c170',
500: '#c2a82e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2a82e; $custom-light: #d9c170; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2a82e",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 168,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.459,
"s": 61.667,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73377,
"c": 0.13687,
"h": 96.5
},
"luminance": 0.39672
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2A82E
secondary
#7F8DCC
accent
#5FE543
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151208
muted
#83817B