#C2AA47#C2AA47
#C2AA47 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.121 H 95.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2AA47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 170, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 63%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 63.4%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.95, -2.89, 52.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.95, 52.85, 93.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74% -0.0119 0.1206) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74% 0.121 95.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7619, 40.6756, 11.8221) |
| Luminance | 0.4067 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.55
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.40
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.55
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.71
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.13
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2AA47 #475FC2
analogous
#C26D47 #C2AA47 #9CC247
triadic
#C2AA47 #47C2AA #AA47C2
tetradic
#C2AA47 #47C26D #475FC2 #C2479C
square
#C2AA47 #47C26D #475FC2 #C2479C
split-complementary
#C2AA47 #479CC2 #6D47C2
monochromatic
#6B5D24 #998533 #C2AA47 #D1BF75 #E0D4A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#C2AA47 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.13
#C2AA47 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2AA47
9.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2AA47 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2AA47 | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.13 | 9.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA73C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AE4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D19E95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2aa47; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 170, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.121 95.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8c37e',
500: '#c2aa47',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2aa47; $custom-light: #d8c37e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2aa47",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 170,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.293,
"s": 50.204,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73999,
"c": 0.12113,
"h": 95.6
},
"luminance": 0.40674
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2AA47
secondary
#97A2CD
accent
#69DA4E
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7EE
border
#D4D0C9
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C