#C2AA4D#C2AA4D
#C2AA4D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.116 H 94.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2AA4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 170, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 49%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 60.3%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.00, -2.48, 50.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.00, 50.15, 92.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.06% -0.01 0.1157) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.06% 0.116 94.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9640, 40.7564, 12.8868) |
| Luminance | 0.4076 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.89
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.80
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.07
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.21
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.49
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2AA4D #4D65C2
analogous
#C26F4D #C2AA4D #A0C24D
triadic
#C2AA4D #4DC2AA #AA4DC2
tetradic
#C2AA4D #4DC26F #4D65C2 #C24DA0
square
#C2AA4D #4DC26F #4D65C2 #C24DA0
split-complementary
#C2AA4D #4DA0C2 #6F4DC2
monochromatic
#6F6026 #9C8736 #C2AA4D #D2C07B #E1D6A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#C2AA4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.15
#C2AA4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2AA4D
9.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2AA4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2AA4D | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.15 | 9.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA743
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AE51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D09E96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2aa4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 170, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.116 94.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c382',
500: '#c2aa4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2aa4d; $custom-light: #d7c382; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2aa4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 170,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.692,
"s": 48.954,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74062,
"c": 0.11608,
"h": 94.9
},
"luminance": 0.40755
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2AA4D
secondary
#9CA7CF
accent
#6BD94F
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C