#C2AC51#C2AC51
#C2AC51 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.114 H 95.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2AC51 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 172, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 48%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 58%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.3%, 58.2%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.57, -3.25, 48.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.57, 48.96, 93.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.52% -0.0117 0.1135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.52% 0.114 95.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4874, 41.5702, 13.7796) |
| Luminance | 0.4157 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.97
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.98
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.88
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.95
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.40
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2AC51 #5167C2
analogous
#C27451 #C2AC51 #A0C251
triadic
#C2AC51 #51C2AC #AC51C2
tetradic
#C2AC51 #51C274 #5167C2 #C251A0
square
#C2AC51 #51C274 #5167C2 #C251A0
split-complementary
#C2AC51 #51A0C2 #7451C2
monochromatic
#716328 #9E8A37 #C2AC51 #D2C27E #E2D7AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#C2AC51 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.31
#C2AC51 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2AC51
9.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2AC51 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2AC51 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.31 | 9.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA948
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1B055
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0A098
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2ac51; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 172, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.114 95.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c485',
500: '#c2ac51',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2ac51; $custom-light: #d7c485; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2ac51",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 172,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.319,
"s": 48.085,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74525,
"c": 0.1141,
"h": 95.9
},
"luminance": 0.41568
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2AC51
secondary
#9FA9D0
accent
#6BD850
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8EF
border
#D4D1CA
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C