#C2A94A#C2A94A
#C2A94A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.118 H 94.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2A94A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 169, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 50%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.9%, 61.9%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.71, -2.16, 51.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.71, 51.20, 92.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.82% -0.0094 0.1175) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.82% 0.118 94.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6738, 40.3415, 12.2795) |
| Luminance | 0.4034 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.01
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.89
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.03
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.14
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.28
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2A94A #4A63C2
analogous
#C26D4A #C2A94A #9FC24A
triadic
#C2A94A #4AC2A9 #A94AC2
tetradic
#C2A94A #4AC26D #4A63C2 #C24A9F
square
#C2A94A #4AC26D #4A63C2 #C24A9F
split-complementary
#C2A94A #4A9FC2 #6D4AC2
monochromatic
#6D5E25 #9B8534 #C2A94A #D1BF78 #E1D4A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#C2A94A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.07
#C2A94A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2A94A
9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2A94A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2A94A | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.07 | 9.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A640
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAE4E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D19D94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2a94a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 169, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.118 94.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c280',
500: '#c2a94a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2a94a; $custom-light: #d7c280; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2a94a",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 169,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.5,
"s": 49.587,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73821,
"c": 0.1179,
"h": 94.6
},
"luminance": 0.4034
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2A94A
secondary
#9AA5CE
accent
#6CD94F
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C