#C8BE61#C8BE61
#C8BE61 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.116 H 103.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8BE61 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 190, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 48%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 52%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 51.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.05, -8.84, 47.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.05, 48.52, 100.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.05% -0.0263 0.1126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.05% 0.116 103.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.3918, 49.9708, 18.6139) |
| Luminance | 0.4997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.55
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.77
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 6.48
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 7.31
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 7.34
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 7.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8BE61 #616BC8
analogous
#C88A61 #C8BE61 #9EC861
triadic
#C8BE61 #61C8BE #BE61C8
tetradic
#C8BE61 #61C88A #616BC8 #C8619E
square
#C8BE61 #61C88A #616BC8 #C8619E
split-complementary
#C8BE61 #619EC8 #8A61C8
monochromatic
#82792D #AFA43D #C8BE61 #D8D18E #E8E3BC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#C8BE61 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#C8BE61 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8BE61
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8BE61 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8BE61 | 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)
#CCB958
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BE65
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5B3A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8be61; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 190, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.116 103.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbd190',
500: '#c8be61',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8be61; $custom-light: #dbd190; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8be61",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 190,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.175,
"s": 48.357,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79049,
"c": 0.11564,
"h": 103.2
},
"luminance": 0.49969
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8BE61
secondary
#AEB2D7
accent
#5DD850
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF9F1
border
#D4D2CB
text
#15140D
muted
#83827E