#C2B56E#C2B56E
#C2B56E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.093 H 99.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2B56E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 181, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 41%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 43%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.7%, 43.3%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.31, -5.39, 37.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.31, 38.15, 98.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.81% -0.0148 0.0916) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.81% 0.093 99.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.5874, 45.6442, 21.3684) |
| Luminance | 0.4564 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 2.30
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.66
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.50
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.67
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.70
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2B56E #6E7BC2
analogous
#C28B6E #C2B56E #A5C26E
triadic
#C2B56E #6EC2B5 #B56EC2
tetradic
#C2B56E #6EC28B #6E7BC2 #C26EA5
square
#C2B56E #6EC28B #6E7BC2 #C26EA5
split-complementary
#C2B56E #6EA5C2 #8B6EC2
monochromatic
#807436 #AB9C48 #C2B56E #D4CB99 #E6E1C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#C2B56E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.13
#C2B56E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2B56E
10.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2B56E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2B56E | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.13 | 10.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B168
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B671
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CEACA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2b56e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 181, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.093 99.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6cb99',
500: '#c2b56e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2b56e; $custom-light: #d6cb99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2b56e",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 181,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.714,
"s": 40.777,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76809,
"c": 0.09278,
"h": 99.2
},
"luminance": 0.45643
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2B56E
secondary
#B6BBD6
accent
#6AD157
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FAF8F2
border
#D3D1CC
text
#14130E
muted
#83827E