#C2B43A#C2B43A
#C2B43A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.139 H 102.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2B43A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 180, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 54%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.2%, 70.1%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.51, -8.89, 60.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.51, 61.52, 98.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76% -0.0305 0.1356) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76% 0.139 102.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3348, 44.4190, 10.5039) |
| Luminance | 0.4442 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.33
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.67
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.30
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.64
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.79
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2B43A #3A48C2
analogous
#C2703A #C2B43A #8CC23A
triadic
#C2B43A #3AC2B4 #B43AC2
tetradic
#C2B43A #3AC270 #3A48C2 #C23A8C
square
#C2B43A #3AC270 #3A48C2 #C23A8C
split-complementary
#C2B43A #3A8CC2 #703AC2
monochromatic
#645D1E #93882C #C2B43A #D2C767 #E0D897
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#C2B43A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.88
#C2B43A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2B43A
9.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2B43A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2B43A | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.88 | 9.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4AE27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B542
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D1A79C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2b43a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 180, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.139 102.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8ca78',
500: '#c2b43a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2b43a; $custom-light: #d8ca78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2b43a",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 180,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.824,
"s": 53.968,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75996,
"c": 0.13895,
"h": 102.7
},
"luminance": 0.44417
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2B43A
secondary
#8D93CB
accent
#5ADD4A
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#151309
muted
#83827B