#C8BC85#C8BC85
#C8BC85 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.074 H 97.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8BC85 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 188, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 38%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 34%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 33.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.03, -4.02, 29.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.03, 29.68, 97.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.2% -0.0094 0.0732) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.2% 0.074 97.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.0369, 49.9405, 29.4001) |
| Luminance | 0.4994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.07
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.04
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.78
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.07
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.29
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8BC85 #8591C8
analogous
#C89A85 #C8BC85 #B2C885
triadic
#C8BC85 #85C8BC #BC85C8
tetradic
#C8BC85 #85C89A #8591C8 #C885B2
square
#C8BC85 #85C89A #8591C8 #C885B2
split-complementary
#C8BC85 #85B2C8 #9A85C8
monochromatic
#918341 #B5A55B #C8BC85 #DBD3AF #EEEAD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#C8BC85 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#C8BC85 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8BC85
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8BC85 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8BC85 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B981
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CABD87
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D2B4AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8bc85; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 188, 133); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.074 97.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9d0a9',
500: '#c8bc85',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8bc85; $custom-light: #d9d0a9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8bc85",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 188,
"b": 133
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.254,
"s": 37.853,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.792,
"c": 0.07384,
"h": 97.3
},
"luminance": 0.49939
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8BC85
secondary
#C9CDE0
accent
#4BB135
background
#FDFCFA
surface
#FBF9F4
border
#D4D2CE
text
#151310
muted
#83827F