#C2AA4E#C2AA4E
#C2AA4E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.115 H 94.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2AA4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 170, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 49%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 59.8%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.02, -2.41, 49.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.02, 49.69, 92.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.07% -0.0096 0.1148) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.07% 0.115 94.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9996, 40.7707, 13.0742) |
| Luminance | 0.4077 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.77
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.67
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.95
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.35
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.53
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2AA4E #4E66C2
analogous
#C2704E #C2AA4E #A0C24E
triadic
#C2AA4E #4EC2AA #AA4EC2
tetradic
#C2AA4E #4EC270 #4E66C2 #C24EA0
square
#C2AA4E #4EC270 #4E66C2 #C24EA0
split-complementary
#C2AA4E #4EA0C2 #704EC2
monochromatic
#6F6026 #9D8836 #C2AA4E #D2C07C #E1D6A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#C2AA4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.15
#C2AA4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2AA4E
9.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2AA4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2AA4E | 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)
#BAA745
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AE52
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D09E96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2aa4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 170, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.115 94.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c383',
500: '#c2aa4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2aa4e; $custom-light: #d7c383; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2aa4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 170,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.586,
"s": 48.739,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74073,
"c": 0.1152,
"h": 94.8
},
"luminance": 0.40769
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2AA4E
secondary
#9DA7CF
accent
#6CD850
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C