#C8D362#C8D362
#C8D362 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.598; OKLCH L 83.6% C 0.138 H 114.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8D362 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 211, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 56%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(66, 54%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.2%, 0%, 53.6%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.70, -19.34, 53.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.70, 57.22, 109.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.56% -0.0561 0.126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.56% 0.138 114) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.3192, 59.7505, 20.4878) |
| Luminance | 0.5975 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 3.57
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.50
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 6.54
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 6.95
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 7.00
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 7.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8D362 #6D62D3
analogous
#D3A662 #C8D362 #8FD362
triadic
#C8D362 #62C8D3 #D362C8
tetradic
#C8D362 #62D3A6 #6D62D3 #D3628F
square
#C8D362 #62D3A6 #6D62D3 #D3628F
split-complementary
#C8D362 #628FD3 #A662D3
monochromatic
#889229 #B4C236 #C8D362 #D9E092 #E9EEC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#C8D362 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.95
#C8D362 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8D362
12.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8D362 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8D362 | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.95 | 12.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0CA57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0CC68
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3C8BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8d362; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 211, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.6% 0.138 114.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbe092',
500: '#c8d362',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8d362; $custom-light: #dbe092; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8d362",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 211,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 65.841,
"s": 56.219,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83556,
"c": 0.13794,
"h": 114
},
"luminance": 0.5975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8D362
secondary
#4A4297
accent
#22C432
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFCF4
border
#D5D5CE
text
#15150D
muted
#84847F