#C2BB59#C2BB59
#C2BB59 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.121 H 105.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2BB59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 187, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 46%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 54%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 54.1%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.66, -10.46, 49.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.66, 50.85, 101.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.79% -0.0315 0.1164) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.79% 0.121 105.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8229, 47.7326, 16.4595) |
| Luminance | 0.4773 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.62
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 6.57
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 6.57
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 6.80
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 6.95
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 7.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2BB59 #5960C2
analogous
#C28659 #C2BB59 #94C259
triadic
#C2BB59 #59C2BB #BB59C2
tetradic
#C2BB59 #59C286 #5960C2 #C25994
square
#C2BB59 #59C286 #5960C2 #C25994
split-complementary
#C2BB59 #5994C2 #8659C2
monochromatic
#75702B #A29B3C #C2BB59 #D2CD86 #E3E0B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#C2BB59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#C2BB59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2BB59
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2BB59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2BB59 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B54F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCBA5E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CFB0A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2bb59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 187, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.121 105.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7cf8b',
500: '#c2bb59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2bb59; $custom-light: #d7cf8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2bb59",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 187,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56,
"s": 46.256,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7779,
"c": 0.12054,
"h": 105.1
},
"luminance": 0.47731
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2BB59
secondary
#A6A8D1
accent
#5BD652
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF9F0
border
#D4D2CB
text
#15130C
muted
#83827D