#C8B877#C8B877
#C8B877 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.086 H 96.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8B877 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 184, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 42%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 41%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 40.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.76, -3.56, 35.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.76, 35.24, 95.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.12% -0.009 0.0859) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.12% 0.086 96) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.2906, 47.8937, 24.3605) |
| Luminance | 0.4789 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.56
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.87
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.61
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.77
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.40
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8B877 #7787C8
analogous
#C88F77 #C8B877 #B0C877
triadic
#C8B877 #77C8B8 #B877C8
tetradic
#C8B877 #77C88F #7787C8 #C877B0
square
#C8B877 #77C88F #7787C8 #C877B0
split-complementary
#C8B877 #77B0C8 #8F77C8
monochromatic
#8C7C39 #B6A14B #C8B877 #DACFA3 #EBE5CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#C8B877 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.58
#C8B877 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8B877
10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8B877 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8B877 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.58 | 10.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B572
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9BA79
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4AFA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8b877; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 184, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.086 96.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dacd9f',
500: '#c8b877',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8b877; $custom-light: #dacd9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8b877",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 184,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.148,
"s": 42.408,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78119,
"c": 0.08633,
"h": 96
},
"luminance": 0.47892
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8B877
secondary
#BFC4DC
accent
#4AB530
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15130E
muted
#83827E