#C8B05E#C8B05E
#C8B05E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.106 H 93.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8B05E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 176, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 49%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 53%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12%, 53%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.32, -1.78, 44.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.32, 44.77, 92.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.08% -0.0063 0.1058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.08% 0.106 93.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3667, 44.1400, 16.9284) |
| Luminance | 0.4414 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.51
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.03
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.05
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.93
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.62
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8B05E #5E76C8
analogous
#C87B5E #C8B05E #ABC85E
triadic
#C8B05E #5EC8B0 #B05EC8
tetradic
#C8B05E #5EC87B #5E76C8 #C85EAB
square
#C8B05E #5EC87B #5E76C8 #C85EAB
split-complementary
#C8B05E #5EABC8 #7B5EC8
monochromatic
#806D2C #AE943B #C8B05E #D8C68C #E7DDB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#C8B05E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.83
#C8B05E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8B05E
9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8B05E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8B05E | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.83 | 9.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAD57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B461
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6A59D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8b05e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 176, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.106 93.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc78e',
500: '#c8b05e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8b05e; $custom-light: #dbc78e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8b05e",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 176,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.415,
"s": 49.074,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76084,
"c": 0.10602,
"h": 93.4
},
"luminance": 0.44138
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8B05E
secondary
#ACB5D6
accent
#6ED94F
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15130C
muted
#83827D