#C2AD33#C2AD33
#C2AD33 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.138 H 99.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2AD33 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 173, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 58%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 74%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.8%, 73.7%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.59, -5.58, 61.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.59, 61.88, 95.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.46% -0.0218 0.1359) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.46% 0.138 99.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7911, 41.5973, 9.1698) |
| Luminance | 0.4159 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 2.67
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.23
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 3.98
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.62
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.94
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2AD33 #3348C2
analogous
#C26633 #C2AD33 #8FC233
triadic
#C2AD33 #33C2AD #AD33C2
tetradic
#C2AD33 #33C266 #3348C2 #C2338F
square
#C2AD33 #33C266 #3348C2 #C2338F
split-complementary
#C2AD33 #338FC2 #6633C2
monochromatic
#61571A #928226 #C2AD33 #D5C35E #E1D58E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#C2AD33 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.32
#C2AD33 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2AD33
9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2AD33 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2AD33 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.32 | 9.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEA81D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B03B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D1A095
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2ad33; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 173, 51); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.138 99.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8c573',
500: '#c2ad33',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2ad33; $custom-light: #d8c573; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2ad33",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 173,
"b": 51
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.189,
"s": 58.367,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74461,
"c": 0.13764,
"h": 99.1
},
"luminance": 0.41595
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2AD33
secondary
#858FCC
accent
#5DE246
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8ED
border
#D4D1C8
text
#151209
muted
#83817B