#C2A83C#C2A83C
#C2A83C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.128 H 95.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2A83C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 168, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 69%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.4%, 69.1%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.33, -2.49, 56.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.33, 56.92, 92.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.48% -0.012 0.1275) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.48% 0.128 95.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0682, 39.8028, 10.0043) |
| Luminance | 0.3980 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.59
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.87
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.95
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.38
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.50
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2A83C #3C56C2
analogous
#C2653C #C2A83C #99C23C
triadic
#C2A83C #3CC2A8 #A83CC2
tetradic
#C2A83C #3CC265 #3C56C2 #C23C99
square
#C2A83C #3CC265 #3C56C2 #C23C99
split-complementary
#C2A83C #3C99C2 #653CC2
monochromatic
#65571F #93802E #C2A83C #D1BD6A #DFD299
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#C2A83C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.96
#C2A83C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2A83C
8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2A83C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2A83C | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.96 | 8.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A52D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AD42
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D19B92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2a83c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 168, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.128 95.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8c178',
500: '#c2a83c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2a83c; $custom-light: #d8c178; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2a83c",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 168,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.358,
"s": 52.756,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7348,
"c": 0.12804,
"h": 95.4
},
"luminance": 0.39801
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2A83C
secondary
#8F9ACB
accent
#68DC4C
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7EE
border
#D4D0C9
text
#151209
muted
#83817B