#C2B837#C2B837
#C2B837 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.460; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.144 H 104.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2B837 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 184, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.2%, 71.6%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.56, -11.11, 63.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.56, 64.01, 99.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.83% -0.037 0.1396) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.83% 0.144 104.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0799, 46.0277, 10.3867) |
| Luminance | 0.4603 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 2.68
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 3.33
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 3.82
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.39
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.54
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2B837 #3741C2
analogous
#C27337 #C2B837 #87C237
triadic
#C2B837 #37C2B8 #B837C2
tetradic
#C2B837 #37C273 #3741C2 #C23787
square
#C2B837 #37C273 #3741C2 #C23787
split-complementary
#C2B837 #3787C2 #7337C2
monochromatic
#635E1C #928B29 #C2B837 #D3CB63 #E0DB93
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#C2B837 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.21
#C2B837 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2B837
10.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2B837 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2B837 | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.21 | 10.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B221
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCB740
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0AB9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2b837; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 184, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.144 104.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8cd76',
500: '#c2b837',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2b837; $custom-light: #d8cd76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2b837",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 184,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.683,
"s": 55.823,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76829,
"c": 0.14443,
"h": 104.9
},
"luminance": 0.46026
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2B837
secondary
#898ECB
accent
#53DF49
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#151309
muted
#83827B