#C8B660#C8B660
#C8B660 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.466; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.109 H 97.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8B660 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 182, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 49%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 52%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 52%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.92, -4.77, 45.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.92, 45.91, 95.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.36% -0.0147 0.108) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.36% 0.109 97.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.6601, 46.5815, 17.8081) |
| Luminance | 0.4658 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.95
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.79
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.71
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.72
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.30
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8B660 #6072C8
analogous
#C88260 #C8B660 #A6C860
triadic
#C8B660 #60C8B6 #B660C8
tetradic
#C8B660 #60C882 #6072C8 #C860A6
square
#C8B660 #60C882 #6072C8 #C860A6
split-complementary
#C8B660 #60A6C8 #8260C8
monochromatic
#81722D #AE9B3C #C8B660 #D8CB8D #E7E0BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#C8B660 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.32
#C8B660 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8B660
10.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8B660 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8B660 | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.32 | 10.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5B258
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB864
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5ABA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8b660; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 182, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.109 97.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbcb8f',
500: '#c8b660',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8b660; $custom-light: #dbcb8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8b660",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 182,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.615,
"s": 48.598,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77356,
"c": 0.10904,
"h": 97.8
},
"luminance": 0.4658
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8B660
secondary
#ADB4D7
accent
#67D850
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15130C
muted
#83827D