#C2AA50#C2AA50
#C2AA50 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.113 H 94.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2AA50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 170, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 48%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 59%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 58.8%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.04, -2.27, 48.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.04, 48.77, 92.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.1% -0.009 0.1131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.1% 0.113 94.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0724, 40.7998, 13.4576) |
| Luminance | 0.4080 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.56
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.41
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.71
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.31
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.38
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2AA50 #5068C2
analogous
#C27150 #C2AA50 #A1C250
triadic
#C2AA50 #50C2AA #AA50C2
tetradic
#C2AA50 #50C271 #5068C2 #C250A1
square
#C2AA50 #50C271 #5068C2 #C250A1
split-complementary
#C2AA50 #50A1C2 #7150C2
monochromatic
#706127 #9E8837 #C2AA50 #D2C07D #E2D6AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#C2AA50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.16
#C2AA50 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2AA50
9.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2AA50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2AA50 | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.16 | 9.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA747
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AE54
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D09E96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2aa50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 170, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.113 94.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c384',
500: '#c2aa50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2aa50; $custom-light: #d7c384; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2aa50",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 170,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.368,
"s": 48.305,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74096,
"c": 0.11344,
"h": 94.5
},
"luminance": 0.40798
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2AA50
secondary
#9FA9CF
accent
#6DD850
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C