#C8C663#C8C663
#C8C663 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.536; OKLCH L 80.8% C 0.122 H 107.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8C663 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 198, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 48%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 51%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1%, 50.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.21, -12.76, 49.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.21, 50.93, 104.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.77% -0.0373 0.1163) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.77% 0.122 107.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.2668, 53.5696, 19.7047) |
| Luminance | 0.5357 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 4.17
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.04
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.79
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 6.70
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 6.98
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 7.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8C663 #6365C8
analogous
#C89363 #C8C663 #97C863
triadic
#C8C663 #63C8C6 #C663C8
tetradic
#C8C663 #63C893 #6365C8 #C86397
square
#C8C663 #63C893 #6365C8 #C86397
split-complementary
#C8C663 #6397C8 #9363C8
monochromatic
#83812E #B0AE3E #C8C663 #D8D790 #E8E7BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#C8C663 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.71
#C8C663 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8C663
11.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8C663 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8C663 | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.71 | 11.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4BF5A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D6C368
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4BBAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8c663; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 198, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.8% 0.122 107.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbd792',
500: '#c8c663',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8c663; $custom-light: #dbd792; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8c663",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 198,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.812,
"s": 47.867,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80773,
"c": 0.12211,
"h": 107.8
},
"luminance": 0.53568
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8C663
secondary
#45468A
accent
#53D750
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFBF4
border
#D5D4CE
text
#15140D
muted
#84837F