#C8B774#C8B774
#C8B774 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.474; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.089 H 95.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8B774 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 183, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 43%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 42%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 42%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.45, -3.36, 36.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.45, 36.38, 95.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.86% -0.0087 0.0884) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.86% 0.089 95.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9063, 47.4088, 23.3576) |
| Luminance | 0.4741 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.82
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.87
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.44
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.47
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.93
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8B774 #7485C8
analogous
#C88D74 #C8B774 #AFC874
triadic
#C8B774 #74C8B7 #B774C8
tetradic
#C8B774 #74C88D #7485C8 #C874AF
square
#C8B774 #74C88D #7485C8 #C874AF
split-complementary
#C8B774 #74AFC8 #8D74C8
monochromatic
#8B7A37 #B7A048 #C8B774 #D9CEA0 #EBE4CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#C8B774 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.48
#C8B774 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8B774
10.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8B774 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8B774 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.48 | 10.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B46F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8BA76
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4AEA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8b774; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 183, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.089 95.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dacc9d',
500: '#c8b774',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8b774; $custom-light: #dacc9d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8b774",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 183,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.857,
"s": 43.299,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77862,
"c": 0.08879,
"h": 95.6
},
"luminance": 0.47407
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8B774
secondary
#BCC3DB
accent
#4AB62F
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15130E
muted
#83827E