#C2A84E#C2A84E
#C2A84E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.114 H 93.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2A84E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 168, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 49%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.4%, 59.8%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.49, -1.35, 49.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.49, 49.06, 91.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.66% -0.0066 0.1135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.66% 0.114 93.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6275, 40.0265, 12.9502) |
| Luminance | 0.4002 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.38
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.06
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.68
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.82
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.18
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2A84E #4E68C2
analogous
#C26E4E #C2A84E #A2C24E
triadic
#C2A84E #4EC2A8 #A84EC2
tetradic
#C2A84E #4EC26E #4E68C2 #C24EA2
square
#C2A84E #4EC26E #4E68C2 #C24EA2
split-complementary
#C2A84E #4EA2C2 #6E4EC2
monochromatic
#6F5F26 #9D8636 #C2A84E #D2BE7C #E1D5A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#C2A84E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.00
#C2A84E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2A84E
9.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2A84E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2A84E | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A545
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAD52
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D09C94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2a84e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 168, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.114 93.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c183',
500: '#c2a84e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2a84e; $custom-light: #d7c183; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2a84e",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 168,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.552,
"s": 48.739,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73657,
"c": 0.11372,
"h": 93.3
},
"luminance": 0.40025
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2A84E
secondary
#9DA8CF
accent
#6ED850
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C