#C2B53B#C2B53B
#C2B53B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.139 H 103.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2B53B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 181, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.7%, 69.6%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.78, -9.36, 60.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.78, 61.48, 98.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.22% -0.0317 0.1355) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.22% 0.139 103.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5631, 44.8345, 10.7068) |
| Luminance | 0.4483 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.28
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.93
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.42
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.55
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.87
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2B53B #3B48C2
analogous
#C2713B #C2B53B #8CC23B
triadic
#C2B53B #3BC2B5 #B53BC2
tetradic
#C2B53B #3BC271 #3B48C2 #C23B8C
square
#C2B53B #3BC271 #3B48C2 #C23B8C
split-complementary
#C2B53B #3B8CC2 #713BC2
monochromatic
#645D1E #93892D #C2B53B #D1C769 #E0D998
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#C2B53B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.97
#C2B53B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2B53B
9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2B53B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2B53B | 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)
#C5AF28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B543
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0A99D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2b53b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 181, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.139 103.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8ca78',
500: '#c2b53b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2b53b; $custom-light: #d8ca78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2b53b",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 181,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.222,
"s": 53.36,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76216,
"c": 0.13916,
"h": 103.2
},
"luminance": 0.44833
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2B53B
secondary
#8E93CB
accent
#59DD4B
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#151309
muted
#83827B