#C2AA61#C2AA61
#C2AA61 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.411; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.097 H 91.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2AA61 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 170, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 44%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 50%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 50%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.23, -0.85, 40.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.23, 40.59, 91.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.32% -0.0029 0.097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.32% 0.097 91.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7819, 41.0836, 17.1941) |
| Luminance | 0.4108 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.33
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.43
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.73
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.80
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.70
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2AA61 #6179C2
analogous
#C27A61 #C2AA61 #A9C261
triadic
#C2AA61 #61C2AA #AA61C2
tetradic
#C2AA61 #61C27A #6179C2 #C261A9
square
#C2AA61 #61C27A #6179C2 #C261A9
split-complementary
#C2AA61 #61A9C2 #7A61C2
monochromatic
#7A672F #A68D40 #C2AA61 #D3C28D #E4DAB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#C2AA61 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.22
#C2AA61 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2AA61
9.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2AA61 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2AA61 | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.22 | 9.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A85B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAF64
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CFA099
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2aa61; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 170, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.097 91.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6c38f',
500: '#c2aa61',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2aa61; $custom-light: #d6c38f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2aa61",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 170,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.155,
"s": 44.292,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74317,
"c": 0.09706,
"h": 91.7
},
"luminance": 0.41082
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2AA61
secondary
#ACB5D3
accent
#74D454
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D