#C2AC3B#C2AC3B
#C2AC3B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.413; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.132 H 98.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2AC3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 172, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.3%, 69.6%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.38, -4.66, 58.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.38, 58.53, 94.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.31% -0.0183 0.1304) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.31% 0.132 98) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7919, 41.2920, 10.1164) |
| Luminance | 0.4129 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.60
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.06
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.72
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.53
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.53
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2AC3B #3B51C2
analogous
#C2683B #C2AC3B #95C23B
triadic
#C2AC3B #3BC2AC #AC3BC2
tetradic
#C2AC3B #3BC268 #3B51C2 #C23B95
square
#C2AC3B #3BC268 #3B51C2 #C23B95
split-complementary
#C2AC3B #3B95C2 #683BC2
monochromatic
#64591E #93822D #C2AC3B #D1C069 #E0D498
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#C2AC3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.26
#C2AC3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2AC3B
9.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2AC3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2AC3B | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.26 | 9.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDA82B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3AF42
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D19F95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2ac3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 172, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.132 98.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8c477',
500: '#c2ac3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2ac3b; $custom-light: #d8c477; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2ac3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 172,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.222,
"s": 53.36,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7431,
"c": 0.13169,
"h": 98
},
"luminance": 0.4129
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2AC3B
secondary
#8E98CB
accent
#63DD4B
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#151209
muted
#83817B