#C2AF5E#C2AF5E
#C2AF5E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.104 H 96.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2AF5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 175, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 45%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 52%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 51.5%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.51, -3.77, 43.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.51, 43.80, 94.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.32% -0.0117 0.1035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.32% 0.104 96.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5998, 42.9390, 16.7897) |
| Luminance | 0.4294 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.88
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.33
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.76
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.19
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.54
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2AF5E #5E71C2
analogous
#C27D5E #C2AF5E #A3C25E
triadic
#C2AF5E #5EC2AF #AF5EC2
tetradic
#C2AF5E #5EC27D #5E71C2 #C25EA3
square
#C2AF5E #5EC27D #5E71C2 #C25EA3
split-complementary
#C2AF5E #5EA3C2 #7D5EC2
monochromatic
#786A2E #A4913E #C2AF5E #D3C58A #E4DBB7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#C2AF5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.59
#C2AF5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2AF5E
9.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2AF5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2AF5E | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.59 | 9.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAC57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B261
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CFA49C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2af5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 175, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.104 96.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6c68d',
500: '#c2af5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2af5e; $custom-light: #d6c68d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2af5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 175,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.6,
"s": 45.045,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75316,
"c": 0.10418,
"h": 96.4
},
"luminance": 0.42937
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2AF5E
secondary
#A9B1D2
accent
#6CD553
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15130C
muted
#83827D