#C2A832#C2A832
#C2A832 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.135 H 96.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2A832 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 168, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 59%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 74%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.4%, 74.2%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.26, -2.98, 60.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.26, 60.80, 92.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.4% -0.0145 0.1338) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.4% 0.135 96.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8284, 39.7069, 8.7413) |
| Luminance | 0.3971 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.64
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.94
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.57
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.66
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.15
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2A832 #324CC2
analogous
#C26032 #C2A832 #94C232
triadic
#C2A832 #32C2A8 #A832C2
tetradic
#C2A832 #32C260 #324CC2 #C23294
square
#C2A832 #32C260 #324CC2 #C23294
split-complementary
#C2A832 #3294C2 #6032C2
monochromatic
#615419 #917E25 #C2A832 #D5BF5C #E2D28D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#C2A832 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.94
#C2A832 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2A832
8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2A832 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2A832 | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.94 | 8.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A41D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AD39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D29B91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2a832; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 168, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.135 96.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8c172',
500: '#c2a832',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2a832; $custom-light: #d8c172; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2a832",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 168,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.167,
"s": 59.016,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73404,
"c": 0.13456,
"h": 96.2
},
"luminance": 0.39705
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2A832
secondary
#8491CC
accent
#62E246
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151208
muted
#83817B