#C2AF57#C2AF57
#C2AF57 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.111 H 97.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2AF57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 175, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 47%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 55%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 55.2%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.43, -4.37, 46.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.43, 47.17, 95.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.22% -0.0142 0.1101) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.22% 0.111 97.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2998, 42.8190, 15.2098) |
| Luminance | 0.4282 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.36
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.70
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.43
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.95
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.51
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2AF57 #576AC2
analogous
#C27A57 #C2AF57 #9FC257
triadic
#C2AF57 #57C2AF #AF57C2
tetradic
#C2AF57 #57C27A #576AC2 #C2579F
square
#C2AF57 #57C27A #576AC2 #C2579F
split-complementary
#C2AF57 #579FC2 #7A57C2
monochromatic
#74672A #A18F3B #C2AF57 #D2C484 #E3DAB1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#C2AF57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.56
#C2AF57 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2AF57
9.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2AF57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2AF57 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.56 | 9.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAB4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B25B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0A49B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2af57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 175, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.111 97.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c689',
500: '#c2af57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2af57; $custom-light: #d7c689; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2af57",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 175,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.346,
"s": 46.725,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75225,
"c": 0.11102,
"h": 97.4
},
"luminance": 0.42817
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2AF57
secondary
#A4ACD1
accent
#69D651
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15130C
muted
#83827D