#C2AC4E#C2AC4E
#C2AC4E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.117 H 96.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2AC4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 172, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 49%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.3%, 59.8%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.54, -3.47, 50.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.54, 50.35, 93.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.49% -0.0127 0.1161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.49% 0.117 96.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3774, 41.5262, 13.2001) |
| Luminance | 0.4152 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.28
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.33
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.97
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.08
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.30
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2AC4E #4E64C2
analogous
#C2724E #C2AC4E #9EC24E
triadic
#C2AC4E #4EC2AC #AC4EC2
tetradic
#C2AC4E #4EC272 #4E64C2 #C24E9E
square
#C2AC4E #4EC272 #4E64C2 #C24E9E
split-complementary
#C2AC4E #4E9EC2 #724EC2
monochromatic
#6F6126 #9D8936 #C2AC4E #D2C17C #E1D7A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#C2AC4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.30
#C2AC4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2AC4E
9.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2AC4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2AC4E | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.30 | 9.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCA844
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1B052
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0A097
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2ac4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 172, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.117 96.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c483',
500: '#c2ac4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2ac4e; $custom-light: #d7c483; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2ac4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 172,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.621,
"s": 48.739,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74491,
"c": 0.11677,
"h": 96.2
},
"luminance": 0.41524
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2AC4E
secondary
#9DA6CF
accent
#69D850
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8EF
border
#D4D1CA
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C