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#c8c8bd

Color #c8c8bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Conversions

HEX
#c8c8bd
RGB
rgb(200, 200, 189)
HSL
hsl(60, 9.1%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSB
hsv(60, 5.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 0%, 5.5%, 21.6%)
LAB
lab(80.33, -1.96, 5.5)
LCH
lch(80.33, 5.84, 109.61)
OKLCH
oklch(83%, 0.015, 106.63)
HWB
hwb(60, 74.1%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdbdc8

Analogous

#c8c3bd
#c8c8bd
#c3c8bd

Triadic

#c8c8bd
#bdc8c8
#c8bdc8

Split-complementary

#c8c8bd
#bdc3c8
#c3bdc8

Tetradic

#c8c8bd
#bdc8bd
#bdbdc8
#c8bdc8

Square

#c8c8bd
#bdc8c3
#bdbdc8
#c8bdc3

Shades

Color #c8c8bd mixed toward black.

#abab9a
#8d8d76
#6a6a58
#47473b
#23231d

Tints

Color #c8c8bd mixed toward white.

#d1d1c8
#dadad3
#e4e4de
#edede9
#f6f6f4

Tones

Color #c8c8bd mixed toward gray.

#c7c7be
#c6c6bf
#c5c5c0
#c4c4c1
#c3c3c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color
1.69:1
Aa Black text on this color
12.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c8c0 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#c8c8c0 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#c8c2c2 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 5.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS
background-color: #c8c8bd;
Tailwind (arbitrary value)
bg-[#c8c8bd]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0
Beige #f5f5dc
Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2
Light Yellow #ffffe0
Olive #808000
Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#c8c8bd (#c8c8bd) is rgb(200, 200, 189) in RGB.

No, #c8c8bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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