Recognised as Colour
#C8CA9E
- #C8CA9E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#C8CA9E is a yellow with RGB values 200, 202, 158 and HSL 63°, 29%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#C8CA9E#C8CA9E
HEX#C8CA9E
RGBrgb(200, 202, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7922, 0.6196
RGB percentages78.4%, 79.2%, 62%
HSLhsl(62.7, 29.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(62.7, 21.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK1%, 0%, 21.8%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,159,070
CSS custom property--colour: #C8CA9E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.4:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#373561
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A09ECA
Analogous#CAB69E, #B2CA9E
Triadic#9EC8CA, #CA9EC8
Split complementary#9EB2CA, #B69ECA
Tetradic#9ECAB6, #A09ECA, #CA9EB2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G202
B158
Red200 (78.4%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue62.73°
Saturation (HSL)29.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C8 · G CA · B 9E
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