HEX atlas value

#C2B280

#C2B280 is a warm yellow HEX color nearest Ecru. RGB 194, 178, 128, HSL 45° 35% 63%, luminance 0.4487; view contrast and conversions.

yellow warm earth-tone

#C2B280 Sample readable text

HEX #C2B280

RGB rgb(194, 178, 128)

HSL hsl(45 35% 63%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 8, 34, 24)

Luminance 0.4487

Contrast Black 9.97:1White 2.11:1

CSS

--color-c2b280: #C2B280;
.background-c2b280 { background-color: #C2B280; }
.text-c2b280 { color: #C2B280; }

HEX meaning and use

About #C2B280

#C2B280 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #C2B280 is visually closest to Ecru, a named yellow color with HEX #C2B280.

The RGB channels are 194, 178, and 128, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg with 35% saturation and 63% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.4487, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.97:1AA Pass

White text2.11:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C2B280 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.97:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.11:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E0D7BE#E0D7BE · #000000 text · best 14.63:1 #D6BC6B#D6BC6B · #000000 text · best 11.26:1 #B1C280#B1C280 · #000000 text · best 10.9:1 Bamboo#C7B56E · #000000 text · best 10.26:1 Sandstone#C9AE74 · #000000 text · best 9.79:1

Generated Palette

Sand#C2B280

#8090C2#8090C2

#C29080#C29080

#B1C280#B1C280

#E0D7BE#E0D7BE

#9B874B#9B874B

Color Harmonies

#8090C2#8090C2

#C29080#C29080

#B1C280#B1C280

#80C2B1#80C2B1

#B180C2#B180C2

Variants

#E0D7BE#E0D7BE

#9B874B#9B874B

#D6BC6B#D6BC6B

#ADA794#ADA794

#E7E3DA#E7E3DA

#FFDA6B#FFDA6B

Nearest Named Colors

Ecru#C2B280

Sand#C2B280

Sandstone#C9AE74

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Bamboo#C7B56E

Luminance0.4487

Black text9.97:1AA Pass

White text2.11:1AA 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":"#C2B280","rgb":[194,178,128],"hsl":[45,35,63],"cmyk":[0,8,34,24],"luminance":0.4487,"contrast":{"black":9.97,"white":2.11}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.97,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.11,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E0D7BE","hex":"#E0D7BE","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D6BC6B","hex":"#D6BC6B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.26,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B1C280","hex":"#B1C280","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.9,"contrastWhite":1.93,"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":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.79,"contrastWhite":2.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Ecru 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/c2b280.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ecru.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sand.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandstone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8090C2","analogous":["#C29080","#B1C280"],"triadic":["#80C2B1","#B180C2"],"tetradic":["#80C290","#8090C2","#C280B1"],"splitComplementary":["#80B1C2","#9080C2"],"monochromatic":["#E0D7BE","#C2B280","#9B874B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E0D7BE","dark":"#9B874B","saturated":"#D6BC6B","desaturated":"#ADA794","pastel":"#E7E3DA","neon":"#FFDA6B"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":0},{"slug":"sand","name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","distance":0},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":14.45683229480096},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":18.867962264113206},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":18.920887928424502}]

#C2B280

CSS

About #C2B280

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

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