#C2B43C#C2B43C
#C2B43C 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 | #C2B43C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 180, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 69%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.2%, 69.1%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.52, -8.79, 60.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.52, 60.75, 98.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.01% -0.03 0.1343) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.01% 0.138 102.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3867, 44.4397, 10.7771) |
| Luminance | 0.4444 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.52
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.82
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.45
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.79
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.93
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2B43C #3C4AC2
analogous
#C2713C #C2B43C #8DC23C
triadic
#C2B43C #3CC2B4 #B43CC2
tetradic
#C2B43C #3CC271 #3C4AC2 #C23C8D
square
#C2B43C #3CC271 #3C4AC2 #C23C8D
split-complementary
#C2B43C #3C8DC2 #713CC2
monochromatic
#655D1F #93892E #C2B43C #D1C66A #DFD899
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#C2B43C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.89
#C2B43C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2B43C
9.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2B43C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2B43C | 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)
#C4AE2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B544
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D1A89C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2b43c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 180, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.138 102.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8ca79',
500: '#c2b43c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2b43c; $custom-light: #d8ca79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2b43c",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 180,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.731,
"s": 52.756,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76011,
"c": 0.13761,
"h": 102.6
},
"luminance": 0.44438
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2B43C
secondary
#8F95CB
accent
#5BDC4C
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#151309
muted
#83827B