#C8BC86#C8BC86
#C8BC86 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.073 H 97.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8BC86 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 188, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 38%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 33%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 33%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.05, -3.90, 28.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.05, 29.17, 97.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.22% -0.009 0.0721) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.22% 0.073 97.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.1063, 49.9682, 29.7657) |
| Luminance | 0.4997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 2.99
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.24
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.79
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.01
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.12
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8BC86 #8692C8
analogous
#C89B86 #C8BC86 #B3C886
triadic
#C8BC86 #86C8BC #BC86C8
tetradic
#C8BC86 #86C89B #8692C8 #C886B3
square
#C8BC86 #86C89B #8692C8 #C886B3
split-complementary
#C8BC86 #86B3C8 #9B86C8
monochromatic
#918342 #B5A55C #C8BC86 #DBD3B0 #EEEBDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#C8BC86 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#C8BC86 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8BC86
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8BC86 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8BC86 | 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)
#C7B982
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CABD88
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D2B4AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8bc86; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 188, 134); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.073 97.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9d0a9',
500: '#c8bc86',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8bc86; $custom-light: #d9d0a9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8bc86",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 188,
"b": 134
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.091,
"s": 37.5,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79219,
"c": 0.07264,
"h": 97.1
},
"luminance": 0.49967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8BC86
secondary
#CACEE0
accent
#4CB035
background
#FDFCFA
surface
#FBF9F4
border
#D4D2CE
text
#151310
muted
#83827F