#C2A837#C2A837
#C2A837 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.131 H 95.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2A837 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 168, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.4%, 71.6%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.29, -2.75, 58.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.29, 58.91, 92.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.44% -0.0133 0.1308) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.44% 0.131 95.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9422, 39.7524, 9.3408) |
| Luminance | 0.3975 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.09
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.38
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.73
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.05
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.38
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2A837 #3751C2
analogous
#C26337 #C2A837 #97C237
triadic
#C2A837 #37C2A8 #A837C2
tetradic
#C2A837 #37C263 #3751C2 #C23797
square
#C2A837 #37C263 #3751C2 #C23797
split-complementary
#C2A837 #3797C2 #6337C2
monochromatic
#63551C #927F29 #C2A837 #D3BE63 #E0D293
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#C2A837 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.95
#C2A837 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2A837
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2A837 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2A837 | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.95 | 8.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A426
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AD3E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D19B91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2a837; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 168, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.131 95.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8c175',
500: '#c2a837',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2a837; $custom-light: #d8c175; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2a837",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 168,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.777,
"s": 55.823,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7344,
"c": 0.13143,
"h": 95.8
},
"luminance": 0.3975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2A837
secondary
#8996CB
accent
#65DF49
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151209
muted
#83817B