#C2AA60#C2AA60
#C2AA60 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.411; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.098 H 91.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2AA60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 170, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 45%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 51%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 50.5%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.22, -0.94, 41.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.22, 41.08, 91.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.3% -0.0033 0.098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.3% 0.098 91.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7355, 41.0650, 16.9500) |
| Luminance | 0.4106 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.42
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.42
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.90
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.90
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.77
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2AA60 #6078C2
analogous
#C27960 #C2AA60 #A9C260
triadic
#C2AA60 #60C2AA #AA60C2
tetradic
#C2AA60 #60C279 #6078C2 #C260A9
square
#C2AA60 #60C279 #6078C2 #C260A9
split-complementary
#C2AA60 #60A9C2 #7960C2
monochromatic
#79672E #A58C3F #C2AA60 #D3C28C #E4D9B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#C2AA60 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.21
#C2AA60 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2AA60
9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2AA60 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2AA60 | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.21 | 9.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A85A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAF63
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CFA098
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2aa60; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 170, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.098 91.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6c38f',
500: '#c2aa60',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2aa60; $custom-light: #d6c38f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2aa60",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 170,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.306,
"s": 44.545,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74303,
"c": 0.09808,
"h": 91.9
},
"luminance": 0.41063
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2AA60
secondary
#ABB5D3
accent
#73D454
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D