#C8BA63#C8BA63
#C8BA63 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.483; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.110 H 100.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8BA63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 186, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 48%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 51%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 50.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.01, -6.59, 45.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.01, 45.97, 98.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.23% -0.0196 0.108) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.23% 0.11 100.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.6318, 48.2996, 18.8264) |
| Luminance | 0.4830 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.20
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.46
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.20
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.84
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 7.37
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 7.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8BA63 #6371C8
analogous
#C88763 #C8BA63 #A3C863
triadic
#C8BA63 #63C8BA #BA63C8
tetradic
#C8BA63 #63C887 #6371C8 #C863A3
square
#C8BA63 #63C887 #6371C8 #C863A3
split-complementary
#C8BA63 #63A3C8 #8763C8
monochromatic
#83772E #B0A03E #C8BA63 #D8CE90 #E8E2BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#C8BA63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.66
#C8BA63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8BA63
10.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8BA63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8BA63 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.66 | 10.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B55B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCBB67
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5AFA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8ba63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 186, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.110 100.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbce91',
500: '#c8ba63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8ba63; $custom-light: #dbce91; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8ba63",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 186,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.683,
"s": 47.867,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78233,
"c": 0.10972,
"h": 100.3
},
"luminance": 0.48298
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8BA63
secondary
#AFB5D7
accent
#63D750
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF9F1
border
#D4D2CB
text
#15130D
muted
#83827E