#C2AD61#C2AD61
#C2AD61 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.422; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.099 H 94.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2AD61 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 173, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 44%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 50%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.8%, 50%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.02, -2.44, 41.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.02, 41.61, 93.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.94% -0.0075 0.0992) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.94% 0.099 94.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3507, 42.2212, 17.3837) |
| Luminance | 0.4222 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.11
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.65
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.37
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.49
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.01
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2AD61 #6176C2
analogous
#C27D61 #C2AD61 #A7C261
triadic
#C2AD61 #61C2AD #AD61C2
tetradic
#C2AD61 #61C27D #6176C2 #C261A7
square
#C2AD61 #61C27D #6176C2 #C261A7
split-complementary
#C2AD61 #61A7C2 #7D61C2
monochromatic
#7A692F #A69040 #C2AD61 #D3C48D #E4DBB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#C2AD61 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.44
#C2AD61 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2AD61
9.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2AD61 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2AD61 | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.44 | 9.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBAA5B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1B164
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CFA39B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2ad61; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 173, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.099 94.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6c58f',
500: '#c2ad61',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2ad61; $custom-light: #d6c58f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2ad61",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 173,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.01,
"s": 44.292,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7494,
"c": 0.09944,
"h": 94.3
},
"luminance": 0.4222
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2AD61
secondary
#ACB4D3
accent
#70D454
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF8F0
border
#D3D1CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D