#C8B449#C8B449
#C8B449 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.454; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.128 H 98.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8B449 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 180, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 64%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 63.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.16, -5.45, 55.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.16, 55.79, 95.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.68% -0.0193 0.1265) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.68% 0.128 98.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3450, 45.4048, 12.8882) |
| Luminance | 0.4540 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.85
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.89
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.14
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.37
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.60
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8B449 #495DC8
analogous
#C87449 #C8B449 #9CC849
triadic
#C8B449 #49C8B4 #B449C8
tetradic
#C8B449 #49C874 #495DC8 #C8499C
square
#C8B449 #49C874 #495DC8 #C8499C
split-complementary
#C8B449 #499CC8 #7449C8
monochromatic
#746723 #A39131 #C8B449 #D6C778 #E4DBA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#C8B449 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.08
#C8B449 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8B449
10.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8B449 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8B449 | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.08 | 10.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B03C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB74F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7A89D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8b449; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 180, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.128 98.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcca80',
500: '#c8b449',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8b449; $custom-light: #dcca80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8b449",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 180,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.551,
"s": 53.586,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76676,
"c": 0.12798,
"h": 98.7
},
"luminance": 0.45403
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8B449
secondary
#9BA4D2
accent
#62DD4B
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8EF
border
#D4D1CA
text
#15130B
muted
#83827C