#C2AA4A#C2AA4A
#C2AA4A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.119 H 95.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2AA4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 170, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 50%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 61.9%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.98, -2.69, 51.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.98, 51.51, 93.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.03% -0.0109 0.1181) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.03% 0.119 95.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8605, 40.7150, 12.3418) |
| Luminance | 0.4071 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.22
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.18
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.80
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.09
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.35
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2AA4A #4A62C2
analogous
#C26E4A #C2AA4A #9EC24A
triadic
#C2AA4A #4AC2AA #AA4AC2
tetradic
#C2AA4A #4AC26E #4A62C2 #C24A9E
square
#C2AA4A #4AC26E #4A62C2 #C24A9E
split-complementary
#C2AA4A #4A9EC2 #6E4AC2
monochromatic
#6D5E25 #9B8634 #C2AA4A #D1BF78 #E1D5A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#C2AA4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.14
#C2AA4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2AA4A
9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2AA4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2AA4A | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.14 | 9.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA740
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AE4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D19E95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2aa4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 170, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.119 95.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c380',
500: '#c2aa4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2aa4a; $custom-light: #d7c380; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2aa4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 170,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48,
"s": 49.587,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7403,
"c": 0.11865,
"h": 95.3
},
"luminance": 0.40713
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2AA4A
secondary
#9AA4CE
accent
#6AD94F
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C