#C8D799#C8D799
#C8D799 is a very light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.632; OKLCH L 85.3% C 0.083 H 119.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8D799 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 215, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(75, 44%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(75, 29%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7%, 0%, 28.8%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.54, -15.26, 28.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.54, 32.76, 117.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.27% -0.0407 0.0727) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.27% 0.083 119.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.8693, 63.1803, 39.4879) |
| Luminance | 0.6318 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 4.06
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 4.98
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.77
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 5.94
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 6.08
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8D799 #A899D7
analogous
#D7C799 #C8D799 #A9D799
triadic
#C8D799 #99C8D7 #D799C8
tetradic
#C8D799 #99D7C7 #A899D7 #D799A9
square
#C8D799 #99D7C7 #A899D7 #D799A9
split-complementary
#C8D799 #99A9D7 #C799D7
monochromatic
#96B045 #B0C66D #C8D799 #E0E8C5 #F3F6E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.54
#C8D799 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.64
#C8D799 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8D799
13.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8D799 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8D799 | 1.00 | 1.54 | 13.64 | 13.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFD095
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DDD09C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CED1C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8d799; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 215, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.3% 0.083 119.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9e3b7',
500: '#c8d799',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8d799; $custom-light: #d9e3b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8d799",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 215,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 74.516,
"s": 43.662,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85266,
"c": 0.08336,
"h": 119.2
},
"luminance": 0.6318
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8D799
secondary
#7866AE
accent
#2FB750
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFCF8
border
#D4D5D1
text
#141511
muted
#838481