#C8BE5F#C8BE5F
#C8BE5F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.118 H 103.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8BE5F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 190, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 49%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 53%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 52.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.03, -9.01, 48.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.03, 49.47, 100.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.02% -0.027 0.1144) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.02% 0.118 103.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.2997, 49.9340, 18.1289) |
| Luminance | 0.4993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.78
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.86
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 6.56
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 7.04
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 7.05
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 7.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8BE5F #5F69C8
analogous
#C88A5F #C8BE5F #9DC85F
triadic
#C8BE5F #5FC8BE #BE5FC8
tetradic
#C8BE5F #5FC88A #5F69C8 #C85F9D
square
#C8BE5F #5FC88A #5F69C8 #C85F9D
split-complementary
#C8BE5F #5F9DC8 #8A5FC8
monochromatic
#80782C #AEA33C #C8BE5F #D8D18D #E7E3BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#C8BE5F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#C8BE5F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8BE5F
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8BE5F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8BE5F | 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)
#CCB956
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BE64
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5B3A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8be5f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 190, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.118 103.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbd18f',
500: '#c8be5f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8be5f; $custom-light: #dbd18f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8be5f",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 190,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.286,
"s": 48.837,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79024,
"c": 0.11759,
"h": 103.3
},
"luminance": 0.49932
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8BE5F
secondary
#ACB0D6
accent
#5CD84F
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF9F0
border
#D4D2CB
text
#15140C
muted
#83827D