#C8CAA2#C8CAA2
#C8CAA2 is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.571; OKLCH L 82.7% C 0.054 H 109.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8CAA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 202, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 27%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 20%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1%, 0%, 19.8%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.25, -7.36, 19.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.25, 21.12, 110.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.71% -0.0183 0.0506) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.71% 0.054 109.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.4611, 57.1295, 42.4915) |
| Luminance | 0.5713 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 6.98
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 8.46
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 8.78
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 8.98
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 9.04
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 9.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8CAA2 #A4A2CA
analogous
#CAB8A2 #C8CAA2 #B4CAA2
triadic
#C8CAA2 #A2C8CA #CAA2C8
tetradic
#C8CAA2 #A2CAB8 #A4A2CA #CAA2B4
square
#C8CAA2 #A2CAB8 #A4A2CA #CAA2B4
split-complementary
#C8CAA2 #A2B4CA #B8A2CA
monochromatic
#979A58 #B1B47B #C8CAA2 #DFE0C9 #F3F4EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.69
#C8CAA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.43
#C8CAA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8CAA2
12.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8CAA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8CAA2 | 1.00 | 1.69 | 12.43 | 12.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1C6A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1C8A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CEC5BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8caa2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 202, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.7% 0.054 109.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9dabd',
500: '#c8caa2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8caa2; $custom-light: #d9dabd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8caa2",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 202,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63,
"s": 27.397,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82714,
"c": 0.05378,
"h": 109.9
},
"luminance": 0.57129
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8CAA2
secondary
#74719F
accent
#40A645
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFBF8
border
#D4D4D1
text
#141412
muted
#838382