#C8BB85#C8BB85
#C8BB85 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.495; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.073 H 96.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8BB85 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 187, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 38%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 34%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.5%, 33.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.77, -3.50, 29.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.77, 29.27, 96.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.99% -0.0079 0.0724) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.99% 0.073 96.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.8240, 49.5147, 29.3292) |
| Luminance | 0.4951 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 2.66
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.30
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.39
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 5.66
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.88
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8BB85 #8592C8
analogous
#C89985 #C8BB85 #B3C885
triadic
#C8BB85 #85C8BB #BB85C8
tetradic
#C8BB85 #85C899 #8592C8 #C885B3
square
#C8BB85 #85C899 #8592C8 #C885B3
split-complementary
#C8BB85 #85B3C8 #9985C8
monochromatic
#918241 #B5A35B #C8BB85 #DBD3AF #EEEAD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.93
#C8BB85 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.90
#C8BB85 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8BB85
10.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8BB85 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8BB85 | 1.00 | 1.93 | 10.90 | 10.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B881
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9BD87
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D2B3AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8bb85; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 187, 133); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.073 96.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9cfa9',
500: '#c8bb85',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8bb85; $custom-light: #d9cfa9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8bb85",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 187,
"b": 133
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.358,
"s": 37.853,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78993,
"c": 0.07285,
"h": 96.2
},
"luminance": 0.49513
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8BB85
secondary
#C9CDE0
accent
#4DB135
background
#FDFCFA
surface
#FBF9F4
border
#D4D2CE
text
#151310
muted
#83827F