#C2AA41#C2AA41
#C2AA41 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.126 H 96.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2AA41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 170, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 51%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 66%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 66.5%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.90, -3.27, 55.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.90, 55.45, 93.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.94% -0.0137 0.1251) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.94% 0.126 96.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5787, 40.6023, 10.8576) |
| Luminance | 0.4060 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.66
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.99
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.20
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.60
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.76
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2AA41 #4159C2
analogous
#C26941 #C2AA41 #99C241
triadic
#C2AA41 #41C2AA #AA41C2
tetradic
#C2AA41 #41C269 #4159C2 #C24199
square
#C2AA41 #41C269 #4159C2 #C24199
split-complementary
#C2AA41 #4199C2 #6941C2
monochromatic
#675A21 #968330 #C2AA41 #D1BF6F #E0D39E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#C2AA41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.12
#C2AA41 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2AA41
9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2AA41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2AA41 | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.12 | 9.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA634
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AE46
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D19E94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2aa41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 170, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.126 96.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8c37b',
500: '#c2aa41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2aa41; $custom-light: #d8c37b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2aa41",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 170,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.837,
"s": 51.394,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73941,
"c": 0.12583,
"h": 96.2
},
"luminance": 0.406
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2AA41
secondary
#939DCC
accent
#67DB4D
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7EE
border
#D4D0C9
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C