#C8BA47#C8BA47
#C8BA47 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.135 H 102.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8BA47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 186, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 64.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.73, -8.69, 58.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.73, 58.71, 98.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.92% -0.0288 0.1316) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.92% 0.135 102.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5173, 47.8538, 12.9571) |
| Luminance | 0.4785 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.19
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.82
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.95
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 5.02
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 5.18
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8BA47 #4755C8
analogous
#C87947 #C8BA47 #96C847
triadic
#C8BA47 #47C8BA #BA47C8
tetradic
#C8BA47 #47C879 #4755C8 #C84796
square
#C8BA47 #47C879 #4755C8 #C84796
split-complementary
#C8BA47 #4796C8 #7947C8
monochromatic
#726A22 #A29530 #C8BA47 #D6CC76 #E4DDA5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#C8BA47 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.57
#C8BA47 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8BA47
10.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8BA47 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8BA47 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.57 | 10.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAB439
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBB4E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7AEA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8ba47; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 186, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.135 102.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcce80',
500: '#c8ba47',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8ba47; $custom-light: #dcce80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8ba47",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 186,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.488,
"s": 53.975,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7792,
"c": 0.13471,
"h": 102.4
},
"luminance": 0.47852
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8BA47
secondary
#9AA0D1
accent
#5ADD4A
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF9EF
border
#D4D2CA
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C