Colour
#C8B264
- #C8B264
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#C8B264 is a yellow with RGB values 200, 178, 100 and HSL 47°, 48%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#C8B264#C8B264
HEX#C8B264
RGBrgb(200, 178, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.698, 0.3922
RGB percentages78.4%, 69.8%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(46.8, 47.6%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.8, 50%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 11%, 50%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,152,868
CSS custom property--colour: #C8B264;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.01:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#374D9B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#647AC8
Analogous#C88064, #ACC864
Triadic#64C8B2, #B264C8
Split complementary#64ACC8, #8064C8
Tetradic#64C880, #647AC8, #C864AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G178
B100
Red200 (78.4%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue46.8°
Saturation (HSL)47.62%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G B2 · B 64
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