#C8AD3C#C8AD3C
#C8AD3C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.132 H 95.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8AD3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 173, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 56%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 70%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.5%, 70%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.21, -2.53, 58.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.21, 59.02, 92.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.1% -0.0125 0.1317) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.1% 0.132 95.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5806, 42.4948, 10.3916) |
| Luminance | 0.4249 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.95
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.25
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.36
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.42
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.82
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8AD3C #3C57C8
analogous
#C8673C #C8AD3C #9DC83C
triadic
#C8AD3C #3CC8AD #AD3CC8
tetradic
#C8AD3C #3CC867 #3C57C8 #C83C9D
square
#C8AD3C #3CC867 #3C57C8 #C83C9D
split-complementary
#C8AD3C #3C9DC8 #673CC8
monochromatic
#6B5C1E #9B862C #C8AD3C #D5C16C #E3D59B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#C8AD3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.50
#C8AD3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8AD3C
9.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8AD3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8AD3C | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.50 | 9.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFA92C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B242
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8A096
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8ad3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 173, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.132 95.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc578',
500: '#c8ad3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8ad3c; $custom-light: #dcc578; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8ad3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 173,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.429,
"s": 56,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75101,
"c": 0.13228,
"h": 95.4
},
"luminance": 0.42493
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8AD3C
secondary
#919DCF
accent
#66DF49
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#161209
muted
#84817B