#C2B43E#C2B43E
#C2B43E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.136 H 102.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2B43E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 180, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 52%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 68%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.2%, 68%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.54, -8.68, 59.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.54, 59.96, 98.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.03% -0.0294 0.133) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.03% 0.136 102.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4405, 44.4613, 11.0609) |
| Luminance | 0.4446 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.73
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.99
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.60
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.95
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.08
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2B43E #3E4CC2
analogous
#C2723E #C2B43E #8EC23E
triadic
#C2B43E #3EC2B4 #B43EC2
tetradic
#C2B43E #3EC272 #3E4CC2 #C23E8E
square
#C2B43E #3EC272 #3E4CC2 #C23E8E
split-complementary
#C2B43E #3E8EC2 #723EC2
monochromatic
#665E20 #94892F #C2B43E #D1C66D #DFD89B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#C2B43E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.89
#C2B43E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2B43E
9.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2B43E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2B43E | 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)
#C4AE2D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B545
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0A89C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2b43e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 180, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.136 102.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8ca7a',
500: '#c2b43e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2b43e; $custom-light: #d8ca7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2b43e",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 180,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.636,
"s": 51.969,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76027,
"c": 0.13622,
"h": 102.5
},
"luminance": 0.4446
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2B43E
secondary
#9097CB
accent
#5CDB4C
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C