#C2B351#C2B351
#C2B351 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.120 H 100.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2B351 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 179, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 48%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 58%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 58.2%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.43, -6.93, 50.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.43, 51.43, 97.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76% -0.0223 0.118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76% 0.12 100.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8549, 44.3052, 14.2354) |
| Luminance | 0.4430 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.53
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.91
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 6.15
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.21
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.39
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2B351 #5160C2
analogous
#C27B51 #C2B351 #99C251
triadic
#C2B351 #51C2B3 #B351C2
tetradic
#C2B351 #51C27B #5160C2 #C25199
square
#C2B351 #51C27B #5160C2 #C25199
split-complementary
#C2B351 #5199C2 #7B51C2
monochromatic
#716728 #9E9137 #C2B351 #D2C77E #E2DBAC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#C2B351 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.86
#C2B351 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2B351
9.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2B351 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2B351 | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.86 | 9.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2AE47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6B456
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0A89D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2b351; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 179, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.120 100.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c985',
500: '#c2b351',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2b351; $custom-light: #d7c985; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2b351",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 179,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.035,
"s": 48.085,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75997,
"c": 0.1201,
"h": 100.7
},
"luminance": 0.44304
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2B351
secondary
#9FA6D0
accent
#62D850
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8EF
border
#D4D1CA
text
#15130B
muted
#83827C