#C2B35A#C2B35A
#C2B35A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.112 H 99.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2B35A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 179, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 46%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 54%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 53.6%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.53, -6.22, 46.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.53, 47.22, 97.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.1% -0.0192 0.1101) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.1% 0.112 99.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.2150, 44.4492, 16.1321) |
| Luminance | 0.4445 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.56
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.55
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.36
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.71
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.76
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 7.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2B35A #5A69C2
analogous
#C27F5A #C2B35A #9DC25A
triadic
#C2B35A #5AC2B3 #B35AC2
tetradic
#C2B35A #5AC27F #5A69C2 #C25A9D
square
#C2B35A #5AC27F #5A69C2 #C25A9D
split-complementary
#C2B35A #5A9DC2 #7F5AC2
monochromatic
#766B2C #A3943C #C2B35A #D3C887 #E3DCB3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#C2B35A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.89
#C2B35A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2B35A
9.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2B35A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2B35A | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.89 | 9.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AF52
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6B45E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CFA89F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2b35a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 179, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.112 99.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c98b',
500: '#c2b35a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2b35a; $custom-light: #d7c98b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2b35a",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 179,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.346,
"s": 46.018,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76104,
"c": 0.11172,
"h": 99.9
},
"luminance": 0.44448
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2B35A
secondary
#A6ADD2
accent
#65D652
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15130C
muted
#83827D