#C8B86E#C8B86E
#C8B86E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.096 H 97.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8B86E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 184, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 45%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 45%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 45%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.63, -4.51, 39.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.63, 39.78, 96.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.97% -0.0125 0.0955) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.97% 0.096 97.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.7755, 47.6877, 21.6476) |
| Luminance | 0.4769 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.15
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.12
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.14
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.17
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.51
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8B86E #6E7EC8
analogous
#C88B6E #C8B86E #ABC86E
triadic
#C8B86E #6EC8B8 #B86EC8
tetradic
#C8B86E #6EC88B #6E7EC8 #C86EAB
square
#C8B86E #6EC88B #6E7EC8 #C86EAB
split-complementary
#C8B86E #6EABC8 #8B6EC8
monochromatic
#887934 #B4A044 #C8B86E #D9CE9A #EAE3C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#C8B86E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.54
#C8B86E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8B86E
10.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8B86E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8B86E | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.54 | 10.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5B468
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CABA71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4AEA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8b86e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 184, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.096 97.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dacd99',
500: '#c8b86e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8b86e; $custom-light: #dacd99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8b86e",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 184,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.333,
"s": 45,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77974,
"c": 0.09632,
"h": 97.5
},
"luminance": 0.47686
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8B86E
secondary
#B8BEDA
accent
#46B82D
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15130E
muted
#83827E