#C2AE70#C2AE70
#C2AE70 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.084 H 92.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2AE70 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 174, 112) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 40%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 42%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 42.3%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.50, -1.48, 34.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.50, 34.45, 92.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.38% -0.0033 0.0841) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.38% 0.084 92.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3098, 42.9128, 21.4858) |
| Luminance | 0.4291 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 2.67
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.01
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.70
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.77
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.02
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2AE70 #7084C2
analogous
#C28570 #C2AE70 #ADC270
triadic
#C2AE70 #70C2AE #AE70C2
tetradic
#C2AE70 #70C285 #7084C2 #C270AD
square
#C2AE70 #70C285 #7084C2 #C270AD
split-complementary
#C2AE70 #70ADC2 #8570C2
monochromatic
#816F37 #AC9449 #C2AE70 #D4C69B #E7DFC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#C2AE70 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.58
#C2AE70 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2AE70
9.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2AE70 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2AE70 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.58 | 9.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBAC6B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0B272
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CEA59F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2ae70; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 174, 112); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.084 92.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6c69a',
500: '#c2ae70',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2ae70; $custom-light: #d6c69a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2ae70",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 174,
"b": 112
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.366,
"s": 40.196,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75382,
"c": 0.08416,
"h": 92.2
},
"luminance": 0.42911
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2AE70
secondary
#B7BFD7
accent
#75D058
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FAF8F2
border
#D3D1CC
text
#14130E
muted
#83827E