#C8CA46#C8CA46
#C8CA46 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 81.3% C 0.151 H 110.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8CA46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 202, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 65%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1%, 0%, 65.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.02, -16.87, 62.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.02, 65.16, 105.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.33% -0.0521 0.1417) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.33% 0.151 110.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.0469, 54.9639, 13.9766) |
| Luminance | 0.5496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 4.34
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 4.44
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.45
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.50
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.62
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8CA46 #4846CA
analogous
#CA8A46 #C8CA46 #86CA46
triadic
#C8CA46 #46C8CA #CA46C8
tetradic
#C8CA46 #46CA8A #4846CA #CA4686
square
#C8CA46 #46CA8A #4846CA #CA4686
split-complementary
#C8CA46 #4686CA #8A46CA
monochromatic
#737421 #A2A42F #C8CA46 #D6D876 #E4E5A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#C8CA46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#C8CA46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8CA46
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8CA46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8CA46 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.99 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9C234
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC64F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5BEAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8ca46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 202, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.3% 0.151 110.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcd980',
500: '#c8ca46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8ca46; $custom-light: #dcd980; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8ca46",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 202,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.909,
"s": 55.462,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81333,
"c": 0.151,
"h": 110.2
},
"luminance": 0.54963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8CA46
secondary
#38377D
accent
#49DF4B
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FCFBF2
border
#D5D4CC
text
#15140B
muted
#84837E