#C2B150#C2B150
#C2B150 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.119 H 99.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2B150 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 177, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 48%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 59%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.8%, 58.8%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.89, -5.96, 50.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.89, 51.16, 96.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.56% -0.0196 0.1176) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.56% 0.119 99.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4197, 43.4944, 13.9067) |
| Luminance | 0.4349 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.89
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.62
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.77
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.23
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 6.42
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2B150 #5061C2
analogous
#C27850 #C2B150 #9AC250
triadic
#C2B150 #50C2B1 #B150C2
tetradic
#C2B150 #50C278 #5061C2 #C2509A
square
#C2B150 #50C278 #5061C2 #C2509A
split-complementary
#C2B150 #509AC2 #7850C2
monochromatic
#706527 #9E8E37 #C2B150 #D2C57D #E2D9AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#C2B150 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.70
#C2B150 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2B150
9.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2B150 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2B150 | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.70 | 9.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0AD46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B355
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0A59C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2b150; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 177, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.119 99.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c884',
500: '#c2b150',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2b150; $custom-light: #d7c884; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2b150",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 177,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.053,
"s": 48.305,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75563,
"c": 0.1192,
"h": 99.5
},
"luminance": 0.43493
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2B150
secondary
#9FA6CF
accent
#64D850
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8EF
border
#D4D1CA
text
#15130B
muted
#83827C