#C2B45A#C2B45A
#C2B45A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.113 H 100.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2B45A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 180, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 46%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 54%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.2%, 53.6%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.79, -6.74, 47.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.79, 47.60, 98.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.32% -0.0207 0.1107) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.32% 0.113 100.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4162, 44.8515, 16.1992) |
| Luminance | 0.4485 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.41
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.91
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.44
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 6.96
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 7.07
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2B45A #5A68C2
analogous
#C2805A #C2B45A #9CC25A
triadic
#C2B45A #5AC2B4 #B45AC2
tetradic
#C2B45A #5AC280 #5A68C2 #C25A9C
square
#C2B45A #5AC280 #5A68C2 #C25A9C
split-complementary
#C2B45A #5A9CC2 #805AC2
monochromatic
#766C2C #A3953C #C2B45A #D3C887 #E3DDB3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#C2B45A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.97
#C2B45A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2B45A
9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2B45A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2B45A | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.97 | 9.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2AF52
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6B55E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CFA9A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2b45a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 180, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.113 100.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7ca8b',
500: '#c2b45a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2b45a; $custom-light: #d7ca8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2b45a",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 180,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.923,
"s": 46.018,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76315,
"c": 0.11266,
"h": 100.6
},
"luminance": 0.4485
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2B45A
secondary
#A6ACD2
accent
#64D652
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15130C
muted
#83827D