#C8B560#C8B560
#C8B560 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.462; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.108 H 97.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8B560 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 181, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 49%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 52%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 52%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.66, -4.24, 45.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.66, 45.55, 95.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.15% -0.0132 0.1074) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.15% 0.108 97) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.4560, 46.1733, 17.7400) |
| Luminance | 0.4617 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.16
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.39
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.37
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.82
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.90
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8B560 #6073C8
analogous
#C88160 #C8B560 #A7C860
triadic
#C8B560 #60C8B5 #B560C8
tetradic
#C8B560 #60C881 #6073C8 #C860A7
square
#C8B560 #60C881 #6073C8 #C860A7
split-complementary
#C8B560 #60A7C8 #8160C8
monochromatic
#81722D #AE9A3C #C8B560 #D8CA8D #E7DFBB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#C8B560 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.23
#C8B560 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8B560
10.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8B560 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8B560 | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.23 | 10.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B158
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B864
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5AAA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8b560; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 181, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.108 97.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbca8f',
500: '#c8b560',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8b560; $custom-light: #dbca8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8b560",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 181,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.038,
"s": 48.598,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77148,
"c": 0.10816,
"h": 97
},
"luminance": 0.46172
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8B560
secondary
#ADB5D7
accent
#69D850
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15130C
muted
#83827D