Colour
#C8BB8A
- #C8BB8A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#C8BB8A is a yellow with RGB values 200, 187, 138 and HSL 47°, 36%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#C8BB8A#C8BB8A
HEX#C8BB8A
RGBrgb(200, 187, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7333, 0.5412
RGB percentages78.4%, 73.3%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(47.4, 36%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.4, 31%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 6.5%, 31%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,155,210
CSS custom property--colour: #C8BB8A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.93:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#374475
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8A97C8
Analogous#C89C8A, #B6C88A
Triadic#8AC8BB, #BB8AC8
Split complementary#8AB6C8, #9C8AC8
Tetradic#8AC89C, #8A97C8, #C88AB6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G187
B138
Red200 (78.4%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue47.42°
Saturation (HSL)36.05%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G BB · B 8A
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