#C2AC49#C2AC49
#C2AC49 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.121 H 96.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2AC49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 172, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.3%, 62.4%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.50, -3.82, 52.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.50, 52.61, 94.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.44% -0.0143 0.1202) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.44% 0.121 96.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2049, 41.4572, 12.2917) |
| Luminance | 0.4145 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.81
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.29
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.65
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.91
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 6.19
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2AC49 #495FC2
analogous
#C27049 #C2AC49 #9BC249
triadic
#C2AC49 #49C2AC #AC49C2
tetradic
#C2AC49 #49C270 #495FC2 #C2499B
square
#C2AC49 #49C270 #495FC2 #C2499B
split-complementary
#C2AC49 #499BC2 #7049C2
monochromatic
#6C5F24 #9A8834 #C2AC49 #D1C177 #E1D6A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#C2AC49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.29
#C2AC49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2AC49
9.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2AC49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2AC49 | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.29 | 9.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCA83E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B04E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0A097
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2ac49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 172, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.121 96.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c480',
500: '#c2ac49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2ac49; $custom-light: #d7c480; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2ac49",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 172,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.091,
"s": 49.794,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74437,
"c": 0.12104,
"h": 96.8
},
"luminance": 0.41455
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2AC49
secondary
#99A3CE
accent
#68D94E
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8EF
border
#D4D1CA
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C