#C8D09E#C8D09E
#C8D09E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.599; OKLCH L 83.9% C 0.067 H 115.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8D09E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 208, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(70, 35%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(70, 24%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.8%, 0%, 24%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.76, -11.02, 23.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.76, 26.39, 114.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.89% -0.0287 0.0608) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.89% 0.067 115.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.5465, 59.8601, 41.1271) |
| Luminance | 0.5986 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 5.86
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 6.64
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 7.22
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 7.49
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 7.81
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 8.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8D09E #A69ED0
analogous
#D0BF9E #C8D09E #AFD09E
triadic
#C8D09E #9EC8D0 #D09EC8
tetradic
#C8D09E #9ED0BF #A69ED0 #D09EAF
square
#C8D09E #9ED0BF #A69ED0 #D09EAF
split-complementary
#C8D09E #9EAFD0 #BF9ED0
monochromatic
#97A450 #B1BC75 #C8D09E #DFE4C7 #F3F5EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#C8D09E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.97
#C8D09E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8D09E
12.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8D09E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8D09E | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.97 | 12.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7CB9B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D7CCA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CECAC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8d09e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 208, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.9% 0.067 115.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9debb',
500: '#c8d09e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8d09e; $custom-light: #d9debb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8d09e",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 208,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 69.6,
"s": 34.722,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83885,
"c": 0.06718,
"h": 115.3
},
"luminance": 0.5986
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8D09E
secondary
#766CA6
accent
#38AE4B
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFCF8
border
#D4D5D1
text
#141511
muted
#838481