#C8BE6C#C8BE6C
#C8BE6C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.502; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.104 H 102.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8BE6C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 190, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 46%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 46%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 46%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.19, -7.83, 42.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.19, 43.18, 100.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.2% -0.0223 0.102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.2% 0.104 102.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.9407, 50.1904, 21.5048) |
| Luminance | 0.5019 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 2.53
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.48
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 6.27
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 7.16
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 7.18
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 7.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8BE6C #6C76C8
analogous
#C8906C #C8BE6C #A4C86C
triadic
#C8BE6C #6CC8BE #BE6CC8
tetradic
#C8BE6C #6CC890 #6C76C8 #C86CA4
square
#C8BE6C #6CC890 #6C76C8 #C86CA4
split-complementary
#C8BE6C #6CA4C8 #906CC8
monochromatic
#877E33 #B4A743 #C8BE6C #D9D299 #E9E5C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.90
#C8BE6C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.04
#C8BE6C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8BE6C
11.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8BE6C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8BE6C | 1.00 | 1.90 | 11.04 | 11.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBB965
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBE70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4B4AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8be6c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 190, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.104 102.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dad198',
500: '#c8be6c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8be6c; $custom-light: #dad198; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8be6c",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 190,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.478,
"s": 45.545,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79199,
"c": 0.10436,
"h": 102.3
},
"luminance": 0.50189
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8BE6C
secondary
#4A518F
accent
#3CB92D
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFBF5
border
#D5D4CF
text
#15140E
muted
#84837F