#C2B15A#C2B15A
#C2B15A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.110 H 98.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2B15A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 177, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 46%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 54%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.8%, 53.6%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.00, -5.17, 46.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.00, 46.47, 96.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.68% -0.0162 0.1087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.68% 0.11 98.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8171, 43.6534, 15.9995) |
| Luminance | 0.4365 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.98
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.83
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.93
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.17
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.28
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2B15A #5A6BC2
analogous
#C27D5A #C2B15A #9FC25A
triadic
#C2B15A #5AC2B1 #B15AC2
tetradic
#C2B15A #5AC27D #5A6BC2 #C25A9F
square
#C2B15A #5AC27D #5A6BC2 #C25A9F
split-complementary
#C2B15A #5A9FC2 #7D5AC2
monochromatic
#766A2C #A3923C #C2B15A #D3C687 #E3DBB3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#C2B15A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.73
#C2B15A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2B15A
9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2B15A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2B15A | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.73 | 9.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAD52
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B35E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CFA69D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2b15a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 177, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.110 98.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c88b',
500: '#c2b15a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2b15a; $custom-light: #d7c88b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2b15a",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 177,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.192,
"s": 46.018,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75683,
"c": 0.1099,
"h": 98.5
},
"luminance": 0.43652
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2B15A
secondary
#A6ADD2
accent
#68D652
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15130C
muted
#83827D