#C2AE79 — Yellow

#C2AE79 is a yellow in the Yellow family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty light butter yellow, and it is also commonly known as Butter Yellow, Lemon Chiffon. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#C2AE79 color swatch, yellow#C2AE79
CSS Namedarkkhaki (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f7f5f1
100#edeae1
200#dfd9c8
300#cbc0a1
400#b2a174
500#9e8952
600#8b7742
700#756332
800#615227
900#534520
950#312810

Accessibility

Contrast on white
2.18:1
Contrast on black
9.62:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whiteFail

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.005 89.7); /* #f7f5f1 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.012 89.7); /* #edeae1 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.024 89.7); /* #dfd9c8 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.043 89.7); /* #cbc0a1 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.064 89.7); /* #b2a174 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.078 89.7); /* #9e8952 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.076 89.7); /* #8b7742 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.071 89.7); /* #756332 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.064 89.7); /* #615227 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.057 89.7); /* #534520 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.04 89.7); /* #312810 */
}

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