Recognised as Colour
#C8C3A3
- #C8C3A3
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#C8C3A3 is a yellow with RGB values 200, 195, 163 and HSL 52°, 25%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#C8C3A3#C8C3A3
HEX#C8C3A3
RGBrgb(200, 195, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7647, 0.6392
RGB percentages78.4%, 76.5%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(51.9, 25.2%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 18.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 2.5%, 18.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,157,283
CSS custom property--colour: #C8C3A3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.79:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#373C5C
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 text11.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A3A8C8
Analogous#C8B0A3, #BBC8A3
Triadic#A3C8C3, #C3A3C8
Split complementary#A3BBC8, #B1A3C8
Tetradic#A3C8B0, #A3A8C8, #C8A3BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G195
B163
Red200 (78.4%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue51.89°
Saturation (HSL)25.17%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G C3 · B A3
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