Recognised as Colour
#C8BD54
- #C8BD54
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#C8BD54 is a yellow with RGB values 200, 189, 84 and HSL 54°, 51%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#C8BD54#C8BD54
HEX#C8BD54
RGBrgb(200, 189, 84)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7412, 0.3294
RGB percentages78.4%, 74.1%, 32.9%
HSLhsl(54.3, 51.3%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.3, 58%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 5.5%, 58%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,155,668
CSS custom property--colour: #C8BD54;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.86:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#3742AB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#545FC8
Analogous#C88354, #99C854
Triadic#54C8BD, #BD54C8
Split complementary#5499C8, #8354C8
Tetradic#54C883, #545FC8, #C85499
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G189
B84
Red200 (78.4%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue84 (32.9%)
Hue54.31°
Saturation (HSL)51.33%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G BD · B 54
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