#C2CE59#C2CE59
#C2CE59 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.563; OKLCH L 81.9% C 0.142 H 114.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2CE59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 206, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 54%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(66, 57%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.8%, 0%, 56.8%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.80, -20.03, 55.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.80, 59.13, 109.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.9% -0.0586 0.129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.9% 0.142 114.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.1236, 56.3339, 17.8930) |
| Luminance | 0.5633 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 4.25
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.65
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 5.70
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 5.88
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 5.95
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2CE59 #6559CE
analogous
#CEA059 #C2CE59 #87CE59
triadic
#C2CE59 #59C2CE #CE59C2
tetradic
#C2CE59 #59CEA0 #6559CE #CE5987
square
#C2CE59 #59CEA0 #6559CE #CE5987
split-complementary
#C2CE59 #5987CE #A059CE
monochromatic
#7C8527 #A7B535 #C2CE59 #D3DC88 #E5EAB8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.71
#C2CE59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.27
#C2CE59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2CE59
12.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2CE59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2CE59 | 1.00 | 1.71 | 12.27 | 12.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBC54D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC760
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CDC3B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2ce59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 206, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.9% 0.142 114.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7dc8c',
500: '#c2ce59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2ce59; $custom-light: #d7dc8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2ce59",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 206,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 66.154,
"s": 54.419,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81896,
"c": 0.14167,
"h": 114.5
},
"luminance": 0.56333
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2CE59
secondary
#473F8C
accent
#4ADE59
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFCF4
border
#D5D5CE
text
#15150C
muted
#84847F