#C3A02A#C3A02A
#C3A02A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.134 H 91.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C3A02A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 160, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 65%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 78%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.9%, 78.5%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.21, 1.40, 61.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.21, 61.70, 88.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.79% -0.0029 0.1342) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.79% 0.134 91.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4965, 36.9131, 7.4454) |
| Luminance | 0.3691 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 2.09
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 2.59
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 3.29
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 3.92
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 3.93
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 4.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C3A02A #2A4DC3
analogous
#C3542A #C3A02A #9AC32A
triadic
#C3A02A #2AC3A0 #A02AC3
tetradic
#C3A02A #2AC354 #2A4DC3 #C32A9A
square
#C3A02A #2AC354 #2A4DC3 #C32A9A
split-complementary
#C3A02A #2A9AC3 #542AC3
monochromatic
#5E4D14 #91771F #C3A02A #D9BA51 #E4CE83
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#C3A02A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.38
#C3A02A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C3A02A
8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C3A02A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C3A02A | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.38 | 8.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B39E10
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBA831
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3928A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c3a02a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 160, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.134 91.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dabb6d',
500: '#c3a02a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c3a02a; $custom-light: #dabb6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c3a02a",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 160,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.275,
"s": 64.557,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71793,
"c": 0.13419,
"h": 91.3
},
"luminance": 0.36911
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C3A02A
secondary
#7B8ECD
accent
#67E840
background
#FEFBF6
surface
#FCF6EC
border
#D5D0C7
text
#161108
muted
#84807B