#C2BB99#C2BB99
#C2BB99 is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.493; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.047 H 97.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2BB99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 187, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 25%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 21%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 21.1%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.64, -3.12, 18.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.64, 18.41, 99.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.9% -0.0062 0.0464) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.9% 0.047 97.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.7681, 49.3107, 37.2377) |
| Luminance | 0.4931 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 4.90
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 5.40
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.50
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 6.17
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 6.18
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 7.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2BB99 #99A0C2
analogous
#C2A699 #C2BB99 #B4C299
triadic
#C2BB99 #99C2BB #BB99C2
tetradic
#C2BB99 #99C2A6 #99A0C2 #C299B4
square
#C2BB99 #99C2A6 #99A0C2 #C299B4
split-complementary
#C2BB99 #99B4C2 #A699C2
monochromatic
#8D8354 #ABA173 #C2BB99 #D9D5BF #F0EEE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.93
#C2BB99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.86
#C2BB99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2BB99
10.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2BB99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2BB99 | 1.00 | 1.93 | 10.86 | 10.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B997
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4BC9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9B6B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2bb99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 187, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.047 97.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4cfb7',
500: '#c2bb99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2bb99; $custom-light: #d4cfb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2bb99",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 187,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.756,
"s": 25.153,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78895,
"c": 0.04684,
"h": 97.7
},
"luminance": 0.4931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2BB99
secondary
#D5D7E2
accent
#53A442
background
#FDFCFB
surface
#FAF9F6
border
#D3D2D0
text
#141311
muted
#838280