#C2B23F#C2B23F
#C2B23F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.134 H 101.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2B23F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 178, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 52%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 68%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 67.5%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.01, -7.58, 58.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.01, 58.87, 97.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.61% -0.0262 0.1312) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.61% 0.134 101.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0674, 43.6707, 11.0731) |
| Luminance | 0.4367 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.84
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.21
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.44
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.97
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.49
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2B23F #3F4FC2
analogous
#C2703F #C2B23F #90C23F
triadic
#C2B23F #3FC2B2 #B23FC2
tetradic
#C2B23F #3FC270 #3F4FC2 #C23F90
square
#C2B23F #3FC270 #3F4FC2 #C23F90
split-complementary
#C2B23F #3F90C2 #703FC2
monochromatic
#665E20 #95882F #C2B23F #D1C56D #E0D79C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#C2B23F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.73
#C2B23F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2B23F
9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2B23F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2B23F | 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)
#C2AD2F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C7B346
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D1A69B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2b23f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 178, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.134 101.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8c87a',
500: '#c2b23f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2b23f; $custom-light: #d8c87a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2b23f",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 178,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.672,
"s": 51.779,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7561,
"c": 0.13376,
"h": 101.3
},
"luminance": 0.43669
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2B23F
secondary
#9198CC
accent
#5EDB4D
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C