#C8AB4D#C8AB4D
#C8AB4D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.419; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.118 H 92.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8AB4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 171, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 53%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 62%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.5%, 61.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.83, -0.44, 51.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.83, 51.17, 90.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.85% -0.0045 0.1178) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.85% 0.118 92.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.7237, 41.9431, 13.0232) |
| Luminance | 0.4194 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.04
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.43
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.36
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.69
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.75
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8AB4D #4D6AC8
analogous
#C86E4D #C8AB4D #A7C84D
triadic
#C8AB4D #4DC8AB #AB4DC8
tetradic
#C8AB4D #4DC86E #4D6AC8 #C84DA7
square
#C8AB4D #4DC86E #4D6AC8 #C84DA7
split-complementary
#C8AB4D #4DA7C8 #6E4DC8
monochromatic
#766324 #A58A33 #C8AB4D #D6C17C #E5D7AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#C8AB4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.39
#C8AB4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8AB4D
9.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8AB4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8AB4D | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.39 | 9.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCA843
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B151
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D79F96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8ab4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 171, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.118 92.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc382',
500: '#c8ab4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8ab4d; $custom-light: #dcc382; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8ab4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 171,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.854,
"s": 52.79,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74848,
"c": 0.11789,
"h": 92.2
},
"luminance": 0.41941
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8AB4D
secondary
#9EABD2
accent
#6EDC4C
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C