#C2AD47#C2AD47
#C2AD47 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.418; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.123 H 97.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2AD47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 173, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 63%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.8%, 63.4%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.74, -4.48, 53.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.74, 53.82, 94.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.63% -0.0164 0.1224) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.63% 0.123 97.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3307, 41.8132, 12.0117) |
| Luminance | 0.4181 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.88
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.27
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.29
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.85
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.36
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2AD47 #475CC2
analogous
#C27047 #C2AD47 #9AC247
triadic
#C2AD47 #47C2AD #AD47C2
tetradic
#C2AD47 #47C270 #475CC2 #C2479A
square
#C2AD47 #47C270 #475CC2 #C2479A
split-complementary
#C2AD47 #479AC2 #7047C2
monochromatic
#6B5F24 #998833 #C2AD47 #D1C175 #E0D6A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#C2AD47 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.36
#C2AD47 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2AD47
9.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2AD47 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2AD47 | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.36 | 9.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDA93B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B04C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0A197
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2ad47; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 173, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.123 97.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c57f',
500: '#c2ad47',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2ad47; $custom-light: #d7c57f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2ad47",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 173,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.756,
"s": 50.204,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74627,
"c": 0.12348,
"h": 97.6
},
"luminance": 0.41811
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2AD47
secondary
#97A1CD
accent
#66DA4E
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C