#C8BC75#C8BC75
#C8BC75 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.495; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.092 H 99.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8BC75 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 188, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 43%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 42%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 41.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.78, -5.87, 37.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.78, 37.86, 98.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.92% -0.0158 0.0911) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.92% 0.092 99.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0145, 49.5315, 24.0155) |
| Luminance | 0.4953 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 2.65
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.20
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.63
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.35
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.48
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8BC75 #7581C8
analogous
#C89375 #C8BC75 #ABC875
triadic
#C8BC75 #75C8BC #BC75C8
tetradic
#C8BC75 #75C893 #7581C8 #C875AB
square
#C8BC75 #75C893 #7581C8 #C875AB
split-complementary
#C8BC75 #75ABC8 #9375C8
monochromatic
#8B7F37 #B7A749 #C8BC75 #D9D1A1 #EBE6CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.93
#C8BC75 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.91
#C8BC75 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8BC75
10.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8BC75 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8BC75 | 1.00 | 1.93 | 10.91 | 10.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B870
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCBD78
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3B3AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8bc75; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 188, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.092 99.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dad09e',
500: '#c8bc75',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8bc75; $custom-light: #dad09e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8bc75",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 188,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.325,
"s": 43.005,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78919,
"c": 0.09247,
"h": 99.9
},
"luminance": 0.4953
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8BC75
secondary
#BDC2DC
accent
#43B62F
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF9F2
border
#D4D2CC
text
#15130E
muted
#83827E