#C8BF44#C8BF44
#C8BF44 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.142 H 105.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8BF44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 191, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 66%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.5%, 66%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.04, -11.44, 60.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.04, 61.74, 100.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.96% -0.0369 0.1366) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.96% 0.142 105.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.4953, 49.9599, 12.8198) |
| Luminance | 0.4996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 3.66
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 3.80
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.98
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.32
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.55
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8BF44 #444DC8
analogous
#C87D44 #C8BF44 #8FC844
triadic
#C8BF44 #44C8BF #BF44C8
tetradic
#C8BF44 #44C87D #444DC8 #C8448F
square
#C8BF44 #44C87D #444DC8 #C8448F
split-complementary
#C8BF44 #448FC8 #7D44C8
monochromatic
#716B21 #A0982F #C8BF44 #D6CF73 #E4DFA3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#C8BF44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#C8BF44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8BF44
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8BF44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8BF44 | 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)
#CFB833
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2BE4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6B3A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8bf44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 191, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.142 105.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcd27e',
500: '#c8bf44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8bf44; $custom-light: #dcd27e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8bf44",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 191,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.909,
"s": 54.545,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78956,
"c": 0.14155,
"h": 105.1
},
"luminance": 0.49958
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8BF44
secondary
#979BD1
accent
#54DE4A
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF9EF
border
#D4D2CA
text
#15140A
muted
#83827C