#C3C09A#C3C09A
#C3C09A is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.516; OKLCH L 80.0% C 0.051 H 103.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C3C09A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 192, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 25%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 21%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.5%, 21%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.06, -5.22, 19.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.06, 20.27, 104.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.04% -0.0122 0.05) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.04% 0.051 103.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.1878, 51.6351, 38.0463) |
| Luminance | 0.5163 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.34
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.93
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 7.06
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 7.83
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 7.89
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 8.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C3C09A #9A9DC3
analogous
#C3AB9A #C3C09A #B1C39A
triadic
#C3C09A #9AC3C0 #C09AC3
tetradic
#C3C09A #9AC3AB #9A9DC3 #C39AB1
square
#C3C09A #9AC3AB #9A9DC3 #C39AB1
split-complementary
#C3C09A #9AB1C3 #AB9AC3
monochromatic
#8E8A54 #ACA874 #C3C09A #DAD8C0 #F1F0E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.85
#C3C09A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.33
#C3C09A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C3C09A
11.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C3C09A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C3C09A | 1.00 | 1.85 | 11.33 | 11.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7BD98
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8BF9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9BBB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c3c09a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 192, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.0% 0.051 103.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5d3b8',
500: '#c3c09a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c3c09a; $custom-light: #d5d3b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c3c09a",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 192,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.61,
"s": 25.466,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80041,
"c": 0.05145,
"h": 103.7
},
"luminance": 0.51634
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C3C09A
secondary
#6A6D97
accent
#49A441
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFBF8
border
#D4D4D1
text
#141411
muted
#838381