Colour
#C8BD87
- #C8BD87
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#C8BD87 is a yellow with RGB values 200, 189, 135 and HSL 50°, 37%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#C8BD87#C8BD87
HEX#C8BD87
RGBrgb(200, 189, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7412, 0.5294
RGB percentages78.4%, 74.1%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(49.8, 37.1%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 32.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 5.5%, 32.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,155,719
CSS custom property--colour: #C8BD87;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.08:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#374278
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8792C8
Analogous#C89D87, #B3C887
Triadic#87C8BD, #BD87C8
Split complementary#87B3C8, #9C87C8
Tetradic#87C89D, #8792C8, #C887B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G189
B135
Red200 (78.4%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue49.85°
Saturation (HSL)37.14%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G BD · B 87
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