#C2AD3C#C2AD3C
#C2AD3C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.417; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.132 H 98.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2AD3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 173, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 69%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.8%, 69.1%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.65, -5.13, 58.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.65, 58.45, 95.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.53% -0.0196 0.1303) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.53% 0.132 98.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0091, 41.6845, 10.3179) |
| Luminance | 0.4168 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.58
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.07
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.72
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.29
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.53
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2AD3C #3C51C2
analogous
#C26A3C #C2AD3C #94C23C
triadic
#C2AD3C #3CC2AD #AD3CC2
tetradic
#C2AD3C #3CC26A #3C51C2 #C23C94
square
#C2AD3C #3CC26A #3C51C2 #C23C94
split-complementary
#C2AD3C #3C94C2 #6A3CC2
monochromatic
#655A1F #93832E #C2AD3C #D1C16A #DFD499
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#C2AD3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.34
#C2AD3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2AD3C
9.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2AD3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2AD3C | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.34 | 9.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEA92C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B043
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D1A096
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2ad3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 173, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.132 98.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8c578',
500: '#c2ad3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2ad3c; $custom-light: #d8c578; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2ad3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 173,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.597,
"s": 52.756,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74528,
"c": 0.13178,
"h": 98.5
},
"luminance": 0.41683
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2AD3C
secondary
#8F98CB
accent
#62DC4C
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#151209
muted
#83817B