#C2B057#C2B057
#C2B057 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.112 H 98.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2B057 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 176, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 47%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 55%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 55.2%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.70, -4.89, 47.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.70, 47.53, 95.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.44% -0.0157 0.1108) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.44% 0.112 98.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4952, 43.2097, 15.2749) |
| Luminance | 0.4321 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.45
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.70
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.81
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.21
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.50
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2B057 #5769C2
analogous
#C27B57 #C2B057 #9EC257
triadic
#C2B057 #57C2B0 #B057C2
tetradic
#C2B057 #57C27B #5769C2 #C2579E
square
#C2B057 #57C27B #5769C2 #C2579E
split-complementary
#C2B057 #579EC2 #7B57C2
monochromatic
#74682A #A1903B #C2B057 #D2C584 #E3DAB1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#C2B057 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.64
#C2B057 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2B057
9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2B057 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2B057 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.64 | 9.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAC4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B25B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CFA59C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2b057; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 176, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.112 98.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c789',
500: '#c2b057',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2b057; $custom-light: #d7c789; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2b057",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 176,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.907,
"s": 46.725,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75435,
"c": 0.11189,
"h": 98.1
},
"luminance": 0.43208
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2B057
secondary
#A4ACD1
accent
#68D651
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15130C
muted
#83827D