#C8BA40#C8BA40
#C8BA40 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.140 H 102.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8BA40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 186, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 68%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 68%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.68, -9.10, 60.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.68, 61.55, 98.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.86% -0.0307 0.1364) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.86% 0.14 102.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3055, 47.7691, 11.8414) |
| Luminance | 0.4777 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.46
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.18
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.28
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.36
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.49
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8BA40 #404EC8
analogous
#C87640 #C8BA40 #92C840
triadic
#C8BA40 #40C8BA #BA40C8
tetradic
#C8BA40 #40C876 #404EC8 #C84092
square
#C8BA40 #40C876 #404EC8 #C84092
split-complementary
#C8BA40 #4092C8 #7640C8
monochromatic
#6E6620 #9D922D #C8BA40 #D6CB70 #E3DC9F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#C8BA40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#C8BA40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8BA40
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8BA40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8BA40 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBB42F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBB48
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7ADA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8ba40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 186, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.140 102.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcce7c',
500: '#c8ba40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8ba40; $custom-light: #dcce7c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8ba40",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 186,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.824,
"s": 55.285,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7786,
"c": 0.13984,
"h": 102.7
},
"luminance": 0.47767
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8BA40
secondary
#949AD0
accent
#59DF49
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF9EE
border
#D5D2C9
text
#15130A
muted
#84827C