#C2A83D#C2A83D
#C2A83D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.127 H 95.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2A83D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 168, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 52%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 69%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.4%, 68.6%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.34, -2.44, 56.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.34, 56.52, 92.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.49% -0.0118 0.1268) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.49% 0.127 95.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0949, 39.8135, 10.1449) |
| Luminance | 0.3981 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.70
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.97
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.00
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.28
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.59
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2A83D #3D57C2
analogous
#C2663D #C2A83D #99C23D
triadic
#C2A83D #3DC2A8 #A83DC2
tetradic
#C2A83D #3DC266 #3D57C2 #C23D99
square
#C2A83D #3DC266 #3D57C2 #C23D99
split-complementary
#C2A83D #3D99C2 #663DC2
monochromatic
#655720 #93802E #C2A83D #D1BD6C #DFD29A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#C2A83D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.96
#C2A83D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2A83D
8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2A83D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2A83D | 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)
#B9A52F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AD43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D19B92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2a83d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 168, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.127 95.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8c178',
500: '#c2a83d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2a83d; $custom-light: #d8c178; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2a83d",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 168,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.271,
"s": 52.157,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73488,
"c": 0.12732,
"h": 95.3
},
"luminance": 0.39812
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2A83D
secondary
#909BCB
accent
#68DC4C
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7EE
border
#D4D0C9
text
#151209
muted
#83817B