#c8b83c

Color #c8b83c

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 18.45 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c8b83c

RGB

rgb(200, 184, 60)

HSL

hsl(53.1, 56%, 51%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.1, 70%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8%, 70%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(74.12, -8.28, 61.88)

LCH

lch(74.12, 62.43, 97.62)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.1408, 101.84)

HWB

hwb(53.1, 23.5%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3c4cc8

Analogous

#c8723c

#c8b83c

#92c83c

Triadic

#c8b83c

#3cc8b8

#b83cc8

Split-complementary

#c8b83c

#3c92c8

#723cc8

Tetradic

#c8b83c

#4cc83c

#3c4cc8

#b83cc8

Square

#c8b83c

#3cc872

#3c4cc8

#c83c92

Shades

Color #c8b83c mixed toward black.

#a99b30

#877c26

#655d1d

#443e13

#221f0a

Tints

Color #c8b83c mixed toward white.

#d1c45d

#dad07d

#e4db9e

#ede7be

#f6f3df

Tones

Color #c8b83c mixed toward gray.

#bcaf48

#b1a653

#a59d5f

#99946b

#8e8b76

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c16c · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#c2c374 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#c78589 · ΔE 40.3

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 26

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8b83c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8b83c]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Gold #ffd700

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#c8b83c (#c8b83c) is rgb(200, 184, 60) in RGB.

No, #c8b83c is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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