#C2AD4C#C2AD4C
#C2AD4C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.419; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.119 H 97.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2AD4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 173, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 49%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 61%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.8%, 60.8%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.79, -4.14, 51.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.79, 51.59, 94.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.68% -0.0149 0.1184) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.68% 0.119 97.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4978, 41.8800, 12.8919) |
| Luminance | 0.4188 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.76
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.54
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.90
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.92
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.00
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2AD4C #4C61C2
analogous
#C2724C #C2AD4C #9CC24C
triadic
#C2AD4C #4CC2AD #AD4CC2
tetradic
#C2AD4C #4CC272 #4C61C2 #C24C9C
square
#C2AD4C #4CC272 #4C61C2 #C24C9C
split-complementary
#C2AD4C #4C9CC2 #724CC2
monochromatic
#6E6126 #9C8935 #C2AD4C #D2C27A #E1D7A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#C2AD4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.38
#C2AD4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2AD4C
9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2AD4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2AD4C | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.38 | 9.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDA942
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B051
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0A198
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2ad4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 173, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.119 97.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c582',
500: '#c2ad4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2ad4c; $custom-light: #d7c582; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2ad4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 173,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.322,
"s": 49.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74679,
"c": 0.11931,
"h": 97.2
},
"luminance": 0.41878
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2AD4C
secondary
#9BA4CE
accent
#68D94F
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8EF
border
#D4D1CA
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C