#C2C437#C2C437
#C2C437 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.512; OKLCH L 79.4% C 0.156 H 110.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2C437 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 196, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1%, 0%, 71.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.82, -17.19, 66.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.82, 68.37, 104.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.42% -0.0541 0.1462) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.42% 0.156 110.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.6791, 51.2262, 11.2531) |
| Luminance | 0.5122 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 3.01
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 3.23
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 3.26
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 3.28
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 3.88
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2C437 #3937C4
analogous
#C48037 #C2C437 #7CC437
triadic
#C2C437 #37C2C4 #C437C2
tetradic
#C2C437 #37C480 #3937C4 #C4377C
square
#C2C437 #37C480 #3937C4 #C4377C
split-complementary
#C2C437 #377CC4 #8037C4
monochromatic
#63641C #93942A #C2C437 #D2D465 #E0E194
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#C2C437 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.25
#C2C437 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2C437
11.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2C437 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2C437 | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.25 | 11.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4BB1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D5C042
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0B8A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2c437; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 196, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.4% 0.156 110.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8d578',
500: '#c2c437',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2c437; $custom-light: #d8d578; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2c437",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 196,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.851,
"s": 56.175,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79423,
"c": 0.15592,
"h": 110.3
},
"luminance": 0.51225
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2C437
secondary
#31306F
accent
#48DF4A
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FCFBF1
border
#D5D4CB
text
#151409
muted
#84837D