#C8B66E#C8B66E
#C8B66E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.469; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.095 H 95.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8B66E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 182, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 45%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 45%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 45%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.10, -3.46, 38.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.10, 39.02, 95.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.56% -0.0095 0.094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.56% 0.095 95.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.3630, 46.8626, 21.5101) |
| Luminance | 0.4686 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.76
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.39
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.39
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.66
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.69
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8B66E #6E80C8
analogous
#C8896E #C8B66E #ADC86E
triadic
#C8B66E #6EC8B6 #B66EC8
tetradic
#C8B66E #6EC889 #6E80C8 #C86EAD
square
#C8B66E #6EC889 #6E80C8 #C86EAD
split-complementary
#C8B66E #6EADC8 #896EC8
monochromatic
#887734 #B49E44 #C8B66E #D9CC9A #EAE3C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#C8B66E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.37
#C8B66E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8B66E
10.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8B66E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8B66E | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.37 | 10.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3B368
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B971
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4ACA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8b66e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 182, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.095 95.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dacb99',
500: '#c8b66e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8b66e; $custom-light: #dacb99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8b66e",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 182,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48,
"s": 45,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77558,
"c": 0.0945,
"h": 95.8
},
"luminance": 0.46861
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8B66E
secondary
#B8BFDA
accent
#49B82D
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15130E
muted
#83827E