#C2AF53#C2AF53
#C2AF53 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.115 H 97.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2AF53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 175, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 48%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 57%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 57.2%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.39, -4.68, 48.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.39, 49.06, 95.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.18% -0.0156 0.1137) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.18% 0.115 97.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1409, 42.7555, 14.3728) |
| Luminance | 0.4275 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.70
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.00
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.84
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.30
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.39
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2AF53 #5366C2
analogous
#C27853 #C2AF53 #9DC253
triadic
#C2AF53 #53C2AF #AF53C2
tetradic
#C2AF53 #53C278 #5366C2 #C2539D
square
#C2AF53 #53C278 #5366C2 #C2539D
split-complementary
#C2AF53 #539DC2 #7853C2
monochromatic
#726628 #9F8E38 #C2AF53 #D2C480 #E2D9AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#C2AF53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.55
#C2AF53 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2AF53
9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2AF53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2AF53 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.55 | 9.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAB4A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B257
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0A49A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2af53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 175, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.115 97.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c686',
500: '#c2af53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2af53; $custom-light: #d7c686; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2af53",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 175,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.73,
"s": 47.639,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75177,
"c": 0.11476,
"h": 97.8
},
"luminance": 0.42754
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2AF53
secondary
#A1A9D0
accent
#68D751
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15130B
muted
#83827C