Recognised as Colour

#C8D055

#C8D055
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#C8D055 is a yellow with RGB values 200, 208, 85 and HSL 64°, 57%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#C8D055

RGBrgb(200, 208, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.8157, 0.3333

RGB percentages78.4%, 81.6%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(63.9, 56.7%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(63.9, 59.1%, 81.6%)

CMYK3.8%, 0%, 59.1%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,160,533

CSS custom property--colour: #C8D055;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.61:1

Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#372FAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DEC747no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Deuteranopia#DFCA5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D4C5B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 19.3 Yellow green · ΔE 21.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 23 Olivedrab · ΔE 29.1 Olive · ΔE 29.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 19.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5D55D0

Analogous#D09A55, #8BD055

Triadic#55C8D0, #D055C8

Split complementary#558BD0, #9A55D0

Tetradic#55D09A, #5D55D0, #D0558B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCFCF5

Lighter +30%#EFF1CD

Lighter +20%#E2E6A5

Lighter +10%#D5DB7D

Darker −10%#B5BE34

Darker −20%#8F9629

Darker −30%#696E1E

Darker −40%#424613

More saturated +25%#E0EB3A

Less saturated −25%#B0B570

Channel breakdown

R200

G208

B85

Red200 (78.4%)

Green208 (81.6%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue63.9°

Saturation (HSL)56.68%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C8 · G D0 · B 55

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Colour values

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