#C8C8A2#C8C8A2
#C8C8A2 is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.562; OKLCH L 82.3% C 0.051 H 107.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8C8A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 200, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 26%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 19%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 19%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.73, -6.32, 19.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.73, 20.09, 108.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.3% -0.0153 0.0488) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.3% 0.051 107.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.9949, 56.1971, 42.3361) |
| Luminance | 0.5620 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 7.01
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 8.23
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 9.02
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 9.11
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 9.19
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 9.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8C8A2 #A2A2C8
analogous
#C8B5A2 #C8C8A2 #B5C8A2
triadic
#C8C8A2 #A2C8C8 #C8A2C8
tetradic
#C8C8A2 #A2C8B5 #A2A2C8 #C8A2B5
square
#C8C8A2 #A2C8B5 #A2A2C8 #C8A2B5
split-complementary
#C8C8A2 #A2B5C8 #B5A2C8
monochromatic
#979759 #B1B17C #C8C8A2 #DFDFC8 #F4F4EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#C8C8A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.24
#C8C8A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8C8A2
12.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8C8A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8C8A2 | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.24 | 12.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFC5A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFC6A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CEC3BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8c8a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 200, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.3% 0.051 107.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9d8bd',
500: '#c8c8a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8c8a2; $custom-light: #d9d8bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8c8a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 200,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 25.676,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82297,
"c": 0.05113,
"h": 107.5
},
"luminance": 0.56197
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8C8A2
secondary
#72729D
accent
#41A441
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFBF8
border
#D4D4D1
text
#141412
muted
#838382