#C2A833#C2A833
#C2A833 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.134 H 96.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2A833 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 168, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 58%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 74%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.4%, 73.7%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.27, -2.94, 60.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.27, 60.43, 92.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.41% -0.0143 0.1332) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.41% 0.134 96.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8502, 39.7156, 8.8562) |
| Luminance | 0.3971 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.73
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.02
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.59
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.73
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.19
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2A833 #334DC2
analogous
#C26033 #C2A833 #94C233
triadic
#C2A833 #33C2A8 #A833C2
tetradic
#C2A833 #33C260 #334DC2 #C23394
square
#C2A833 #33C260 #334DC2 #C23394
split-complementary
#C2A833 #3394C2 #6033C2
monochromatic
#61541A #927E26 #C2A833 #D5BF5E #E1D28E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#C2A833 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.94
#C2A833 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2A833
8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2A833 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2A833 | 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)
#B9A41F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AD3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D29B91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2a833; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 168, 51); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.134 96.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8c173',
500: '#c2a833',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2a833; $custom-light: #d8c173; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2a833",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 168,
"b": 51
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.091,
"s": 58.367,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7341,
"c": 0.13396,
"h": 96.1
},
"luminance": 0.39714
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2A833
secondary
#8592CC
accent
#62E246
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151208
muted
#83817B