Recognised as Colour
#C8C2B0
- #C8C2B0
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C8C2B0 is a yellow with RGB values 200, 194, 176 and HSL 45°, 18%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C8C2B0#C8C2B0
HEX#C8C2B0
RGBrgb(200, 194, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7608, 0.6902
RGB percentages78.4%, 76.1%, 69%
HSLhsl(45, 17.9%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 12%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 3%, 12%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,157,040
CSS custom property--colour: #C8C2B0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.8:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#373D4F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B0B6C8
Analogous#C8B6B0, #C2C8B0
Triadic#B0C8C2, #C2B0C8
Split complementary#B0C2C8, #B6B0C8
Tetradic#B0C8B6, #B0B6C8, #C8B0C2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G194
B176
Red200 (78.4%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)17.91%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G C2 · B B0
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