Colour
#C8C8A1
- #C8C8A1
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#C8C8A1 is a yellow with RGB values 200, 200, 161 and HSL 60°, 26%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#C8C8A1#C8C8A1
HEX#C8C8A1
RGBrgb(200, 200, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7843, 0.6314
RGB percentages78.4%, 78.4%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(60, 26.2%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 19.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 19.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,158,561
CSS custom property--colour: #C8C8A1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.23:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#37375E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A1A1C8
Analogous#C8B4A1, #B4C8A1
Triadic#A1C8C8, #C8A1C8
Split complementary#A1B4C8, #B4A1C8
Tetradic#A1C8B4, #A1A1C8, #C8A1B4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G200
B161
Red200 (78.4%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)26.17%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR C8 · G C8 · B A1
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