#C2B659#C2B659
#C2B659 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.116 H 102.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2B659 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 182, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 46%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 54%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 54.1%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.32, -7.87, 48.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.32, 48.85, 99.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.73% -0.0241 0.113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.73% 0.116 102) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7806, 45.6479, 16.1120) |
| Luminance | 0.4565 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.34
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.70
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.74
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 6.84
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 6.96
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 7.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2B659 #5965C2
analogous
#C28159 #C2B659 #99C259
triadic
#C2B659 #59C2B6 #B659C2
tetradic
#C2B659 #59C281 #5965C2 #C25999
square
#C2B659 #59C281 #5965C2 #C25999
split-complementary
#C2B659 #5999C2 #8159C2
monochromatic
#756D2B #A2963C #C2B659 #D2CA86 #E3DDB3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#C2B659 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.13
#C2B659 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2B659
10.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2B659 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2B659 | 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)
#C4B150
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B65D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CFABA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2b659; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 182, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.116 102.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7cb8a',
500: '#c2b659',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2b659; $custom-light: #d7cb8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2b659",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 182,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.143,
"s": 46.256,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76726,
"c": 0.11553,
"h": 102
},
"luminance": 0.45646
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2B659
secondary
#A6ABD1
accent
#61D652
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15130C
muted
#83827D