#C8B863#C8B863
#C8B863 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.475; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.108 H 98.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8B863 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 184, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 48%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 51%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 50.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.48, -5.55, 44.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.48, 45.21, 97.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.81% -0.0167 0.1066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.81% 0.108 98.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.2134, 47.4628, 18.6869) |
| Luminance | 0.4746 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.41
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.42
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.50
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.11
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.84
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8B863 #6373C8
analogous
#C88563 #C8B863 #A5C863
triadic
#C8B863 #63C8B8 #B863C8
tetradic
#C8B863 #63C885 #6373C8 #C863A5
square
#C8B863 #63C885 #6373C8 #C863A5
split-complementary
#C8B863 #63A5C8 #8563C8
monochromatic
#83752E #B09E3E #C8B863 #D8CD90 #E8E1BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#C8B863 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.49
#C8B863 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8B863
10.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8B863 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8B863 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.49 | 10.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B45C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBBA67
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5ADA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8b863; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 184, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.108 98.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbcd91',
500: '#c8b863',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8b863; $custom-light: #dbcd91; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8b863",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 184,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.495,
"s": 47.867,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77814,
"c": 0.10784,
"h": 98.9
},
"luminance": 0.47461
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8B863
secondary
#AFB6D7
accent
#66D750
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F1
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15130D
muted
#83827E