#C2AA53#C2AA53
#C2AA53 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.111 H 94.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2AA53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 170, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 48%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 57%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 57.2%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.07, -2.04, 47.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.07, 47.36, 92.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.13% -0.008 0.1104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.13% 0.111 94.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1857, 40.8451, 14.0545) |
| Luminance | 0.4084 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.24
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.02
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.35
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.94
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.00
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2AA53 #536BC2
analogous
#C27353 #C2AA53 #A3C253
triadic
#C2AA53 #53C2AA #AA53C2
tetradic
#C2AA53 #53C273 #536BC2 #C253A3
square
#C2AA53 #53C273 #536BC2 #C253A3
split-complementary
#C2AA53 #53A3C2 #7353C2
monochromatic
#726228 #9F8938 #C2AA53 #D2C080 #E2D7AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#C2AA53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.17
#C2AA53 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2AA53
9.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2AA53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2AA53 | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.17 | 9.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A74B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AE57
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D09F96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2aa53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 170, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.111 94.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c386',
500: '#c2aa53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2aa53; $custom-light: #d7c386; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2aa53",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 170,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.027,
"s": 47.639,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74131,
"c": 0.11071,
"h": 94.1
},
"luminance": 0.40843
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2AA53
secondary
#A1ABD0
accent
#6ED751
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C