Colour
#C8BC8C
- #C8BC8C
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#C8BC8C is a yellow with RGB values 200, 188, 140 and HSL 48°, 35%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#C8BC8C#C8BC8C
HEX#C8BC8C
RGBrgb(200, 188, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7373, 0.549
RGB percentages78.4%, 73.7%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(48, 35.3%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 30%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 6%, 30%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,155,468
CSS custom property--colour: #C8BC8C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.03:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#374373
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8C98C8
Analogous#C89E8C, #B6C88C
Triadic#8CC8BC, #BC8CC8
Split complementary#8CB6C8, #9E8CC8
Tetradic#8CC89E, #8C98C8, #C88CB6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G188
B140
Red200 (78.4%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)35.29%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G BC · B 8C
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