Colour
#C8C09D
- #C8C09D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#C8C09D is a yellow with RGB values 200, 192, 157 and HSL 49°, 28%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#C8C09D#C8C09D
HEX#C8C09D
RGBrgb(200, 192, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7529, 0.6157
RGB percentages78.4%, 75.3%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(48.8, 28.1%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.8, 21.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 4%, 21.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,156,509
CSS custom property--colour: #C8C09D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.48:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#373F62
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DA5C8
Analogous#C8AB9D, #BBC89D
Triadic#9DC8C0, #C09DC8
Split complementary#9DBBC8, #AB9DC8
Tetradic#9DC8AB, #9DA5C8, #C89DBB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G192
B157
Red200 (78.4%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue48.84°
Saturation (HSL)28.1%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G C0 · B 9D
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