#C2B53E#C2B53E
#C2B53E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.137 H 103.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2B53E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 181, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 52%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 68%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.7%, 68%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.80, -9.20, 59.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.80, 60.31, 98.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.24% -0.0309 0.1336) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.24% 0.137 103) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6431, 44.8665, 11.1284) |
| Luminance | 0.4486 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.58
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.15
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.66
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.77
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 5.11
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2B53E #3E4BC2
analogous
#C2733E #C2B53E #8DC23E
triadic
#C2B53E #3EC2B5 #B53EC2
tetradic
#C2B53E #3EC273 #3E4BC2 #C23E8D
square
#C2B53E #3EC273 #3E4BC2 #C23E8D
split-complementary
#C2B53E #3E8DC2 #733EC2
monochromatic
#665F20 #948A2F #C2B53E #D1C76D #DFD99B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#C2B53E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.97
#C2B53E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2B53E
9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2B53E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2B53E | 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)
#C5AF2D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B545
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0A99D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2b53e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 181, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.137 103.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8ca7a',
500: '#c2b53e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2b53e; $custom-light: #d8ca7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2b53e",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 181,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.091,
"s": 51.969,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7624,
"c": 0.13711,
"h": 103
},
"luminance": 0.44865
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2B53E
secondary
#9096CB
accent
#5ADB4C
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C