#C2AA3D#C2AA3D
#C2AA3D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.129 H 96.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2AA3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 170, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 52%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 69%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 68.6%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.86, -3.50, 57.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.86, 57.11, 93.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.91% -0.0148 0.1279) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.91% 0.129 96.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4670, 40.5576, 10.2689) |
| Luminance | 0.4056 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.20
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.56
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.20
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.57
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.62
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2AA3D #3D55C2
analogous
#C2683D #C2AA3D #97C23D
triadic
#C2AA3D #3DC2AA #AA3DC2
tetradic
#C2AA3D #3DC268 #3D55C2 #C23D97
square
#C2AA3D #3DC268 #3D55C2 #C23D97
split-complementary
#C2AA3D #3D97C2 #683DC2
monochromatic
#655820 #93812E #C2AA3D #D1BE6C #DFD39A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#C2AA3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.11
#C2AA3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2AA3D
9.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2AA3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2AA3D | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.11 | 9.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA62E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AE43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D19D94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2aa3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 170, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.129 96.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8c278',
500: '#c2aa3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2aa3d; $custom-light: #d8c278; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2aa3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 170,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.173,
"s": 52.157,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73906,
"c": 0.12878,
"h": 96.6
},
"luminance": 0.40556
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2AA3D
secondary
#909ACB
accent
#66DC4C
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7EE
border
#D4D0C9
text
#151209
muted
#83817B