HEX atlas value

#C0C251

#C0C251 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 192, 194, 81, HSL 61, 48%, 54%, has luminance 0.5038, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#C0C251 Sample readable text

HEX #C0C251

RGB rgb(192, 194, 81)

HSL hsl(61 48% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 58, 24)

Luminance 0.5038

Contrast Black 11.08:1White 1.9:1

CSS

--color-c0c251: #C0C251;
.background-c0c251 { background-color: #C0C251; }
.text-c0c251 { color: #C0C251; }

Luminance0.5038

Black text11.08:1AA Pass

White text1.9:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#C0C251","rgb":[192,194,81],"hsl":[61,48,54],"cmyk":[1,0,58,24],"luminance":0.5038,"contrast":{"black":11.08,"white":1.9}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.08,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.9,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D9DA95","hex":"#D9DA95","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.41,"contrastWhite":1.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D9DC38","hex":"#D9DC38","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.24,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.26,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.15,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Dark Khaki adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c0c251.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5351C2","analogous":["#C28C51","#88C251"],"triadic":["#51C0C2","#C251C0"],"tetradic":["#51C28C","#5351C2","#C25188"],"splitComplementary":["#5188C2","#8C51C2"],"monochromatic":["#D9DA95","#C0C251","#868830"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D9DA95","dark":"#868830","saturated":"#D9DC38","desaturated":"#A7A86B","pastel":"#DBDBB8","neon":"#FCFF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":28.39013913315678},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":29.631064780058107},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":32.54228019054596},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":33.61547262794322},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":33.61547262794322}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C0C251

#C0C251 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #C0C251 is visually closest to Dark Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #BDB76B.

The RGB channels are 192, 194, and 81, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 61deg with 48% saturation and 54% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.5038, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.39, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.08:1AA Pass

White text1.9:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C0C251 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.08:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.9:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D9DA95#000000 text · best 14.41:1#D9DA95

#D9DC38#000000 text · best 14.24:1#D9DC38

Old Gold#000000 text · best 10.33:1#CFB53B

Bamboo#000000 text · best 10.26:1#C7B56E

Dark Khaki#000000 text · best 10.15:1#BDB76B

Generated Palette

#C0C251#C0C251

#5351C2#5351C2

#C28C51#C28C51

#88C251#88C251

#D9DA95#D9DA95

#868830#868830

Color Harmonies

#5351C2#5351C2

#C28C51#C28C51

#88C251#88C251

#51C0C2#51C0C2

#C251C0#C251C0

Variants

#D9DA95#D9DA95

#868830#868830

#D9DC38#D9DC38

#A7A86B#A7A86B

#DBDBB8#DBDBB8

#FCFF3D#FCFF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Old Gold#CFB53B

Bamboo#C7B56E

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

#C0C251

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C0C251

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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