#C2B449#C2B449
#C2B449 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.128 H 101.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2B449 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 180, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.2%, 62.4%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.62, -8.01, 54.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.62, 55.37, 98.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.13% -0.0263 0.1251) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.13% 0.128 101.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.7735, 44.5945, 12.8146) |
| Luminance | 0.4459 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.97
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.04
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.36
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.59
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.97
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2B449 #4957C2
analogous
#C27849 #C2B449 #93C249
triadic
#C2B449 #49C2B4 #B449C2
tetradic
#C2B449 #49C278 #4957C2 #C24993
square
#C2B449 #49C278 #4957C2 #C24993
split-complementary
#C2B449 #4993C2 #7849C2
monochromatic
#6C6424 #9A8E34 #C2B449 #D1C777 #E1DAA5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#C2B449 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.92
#C2B449 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2B449
9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2B449 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2B449 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.92 | 9.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4AF3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B54F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0A89D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2b449; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 180, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.128 101.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7ca80',
500: '#c2b449',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2b449; $custom-light: #d7ca80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2b449",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 180,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.058,
"s": 49.794,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76125,
"c": 0.12785,
"h": 101.9
},
"luminance": 0.44593
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2B449
secondary
#999FCE
accent
#5FD94E
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8EF
border
#D4D1CA
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C