#C2BC97#C2BC97
#C2BC97 is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.497; OKLCH L 79.1% C 0.051 H 99.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2BC97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 188, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 26%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 22%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.1%, 22.2%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.87, -3.93, 19.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.87, 19.92, 101.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.06% -0.0086 0.0498) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.06% 0.051 99.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.8172, 49.6709, 36.4460) |
| Luminance | 0.4967 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.26
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.41
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 5.89
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 6.63
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 6.92
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 8.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2BC97 #979DC2
analogous
#C2A697 #C2BC97 #B2C297
triadic
#C2BC97 #97C2BC #BC97C2
tetradic
#C2BC97 #97C2A6 #979DC2 #C297B2
square
#C2BC97 #97C2A6 #979DC2 #C297B2
split-complementary
#C2BC97 #97B2C2 #A697C2
monochromatic
#8C8452 #ABA370 #C2BC97 #D9D5BE #EFEEE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.92
#C2BC97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.93
#C2BC97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2BC97
10.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2BC97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2BC97 | 1.00 | 1.92 | 10.93 | 10.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3B995
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5BC98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9B7B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2bc97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 188, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.1% 0.051 99.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4d0b5',
500: '#c2bc97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2bc97; $custom-light: #d4d0b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2bc97",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 188,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.628,
"s": 26.061,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79058,
"c": 0.05055,
"h": 99.8
},
"luminance": 0.4967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2BC97
secondary
#D4D6E1
accent
#4FA541
background
#FDFCFB
surface
#FAF9F6
border
#D3D2D0
text
#141311
muted
#838280