#C2B43B#C2B43B
#C2B43B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.138 H 102.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2B43B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 180, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.2%, 69.6%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.51, -8.84, 60.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.51, 61.14, 98.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76% -0.0302 0.1349) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76% 0.138 102.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3605, 44.4293, 10.6392) |
| Luminance | 0.4443 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.42
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.74
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.37
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.71
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.86
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2B43B #3B49C2
analogous
#C2713B #C2B43B #8DC23B
triadic
#C2B43B #3BC2B4 #B43BC2
tetradic
#C2B43B #3BC271 #3B49C2 #C23B8D
square
#C2B43B #3BC271 #3B49C2 #C23B8D
split-complementary
#C2B43B #3B8DC2 #713BC2
monochromatic
#645D1E #93882D #C2B43B #D1C769 #E0D898
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#C2B43B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.89
#C2B43B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2B43B
9.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2B43B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2B43B | 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)
#C4AE29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B543
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D1A79C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2b43b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 180, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.138 102.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8ca78',
500: '#c2b43b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2b43b; $custom-light: #d8ca78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2b43b",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 180,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.778,
"s": 53.36,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76003,
"c": 0.13829,
"h": 102.6
},
"luminance": 0.44428
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2B43B
secondary
#8E94CB
accent
#5ADD4B
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#151309
muted
#83827B