#C39E2A#C39E2A
#C39E2A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.133 H 89.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C39E2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 158, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 65%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 78%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19%, 78.5%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.69, 2.47, 61.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.69, 61.26, 87.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.38% 0.0001 0.1331) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.38% 0.133 89.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1526, 36.2253, 7.3307) |
| Luminance | 0.3622 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 2.04
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 2.28
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 2.90
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 3.65
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 3.67
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 4.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C39E2A #2A4FC3
analogous
#C3522A #C39E2A #9CC32A
triadic
#C39E2A #2AC39E #9E2AC3
tetradic
#C39E2A #2AC352 #2A4FC3 #C32A9C
square
#C39E2A #2AC352 #2A4FC3 #C32A9C
split-complementary
#C39E2A #2A9CC3 #522AC3
monochromatic
#5E4C14 #91751F #C39E2A #D9B851 #E4CD83
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#C39E2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.24
#C39E2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C39E2A
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C39E2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C39E2A | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.24 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B19C11
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAA731
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D39088
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c39e2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 158, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.133 89.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#daba6d',
500: '#c39e2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c39e2a; $custom-light: #daba6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c39e2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 158,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.49,
"s": 64.557,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71383,
"c": 0.13314,
"h": 89.9
},
"luminance": 0.36223
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C39E2A
secondary
#7B8FCD
accent
#69E840
background
#FEFBF6
surface
#FCF6EC
border
#D5D0C7
text
#161108
muted
#84807B