#C2AC35#C2AC35
#C2AC35 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.412; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.136 H 98.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2AC35 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 172, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 57%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 73%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.3%, 72.7%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.34, -4.96, 60.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.34, 60.85, 94.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.26% -0.0198 0.1342) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.26% 0.136 98.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6451, 41.2333, 9.3434) |
| Luminance | 0.4123 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 2.99
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.49
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.21
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.09
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.11
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2AC35 #354BC2
analogous
#C26535 #C2AC35 #91C235
triadic
#C2AC35 #35C2AC #AC35C2
tetradic
#C2AC35 #35C265 #354BC2 #C23591
square
#C2AC35 #35C265 #354BC2 #C23591
split-complementary
#C2AC35 #3591C2 #6535C2
monochromatic
#62571B #928128 #C2AC35 #D4C260 #E1D491
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#C2AC35 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.25
#C2AC35 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2AC35
9.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2AC35 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2AC35 | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.25 | 9.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDA821
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3AF3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D19F95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2ac35; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 172, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.136 98.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8c474',
500: '#c2ac35',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2ac35; $custom-light: #d8c474; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2ac35",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 172,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.638,
"s": 57.085,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74264,
"c": 0.13564,
"h": 98.4
},
"luminance": 0.41231
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2AC35
secondary
#8792CC
accent
#5FE047
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8ED
border
#D4D1C8
text
#151209
muted
#83817B