#c8c994

Color #c8c994

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 12.37 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-100 #fef9c2 · ΔE 11.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c8c994

RGB

rgb(200, 201, 148)

HSL

hsl(61.1, 32.9%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(61.1, 26.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 26.4%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(79.72, -8.83, 26.46)

LCH

lch(79.72, 27.89, 108.45)

OKLCH

oklch(82.2%, 0.0703, 108.74)

HWB

hwb(61.1, 58%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9594c9

Analogous

#c9af94

#c8c994

#adc994

Triadic

#c8c994

#94c8c9

#c994c8

Split-complementary

#c8c994

#94adc9

#af94c9

Tetradic

#c8c994

#94c995

#9594c9

#c994c8

Square

#c8c994

#94c9af

#9594c9

#c994ad

Shades

Color #c8c994 mixed toward black.

#b4b56d

#999b4e

#73743b

#4d4d27

#262714

Tints

Color #c8c994 mixed toward white.

#d1d2a6

#dadbb8

#e3e4c9

#ededdb

#f6f6ed

Tones

Color #c8c994 mixed toward gray.

#c4c598

#bfc09d

#bbbca1

#b7b7a6

#b3b3aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c8a3 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#c8c8a6 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#c8aeb0 · ΔE 27.2

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 17.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8c994;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8c994]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#c8c994 (#c8c994) is rgb(200, 201, 148) in RGB.

No, #c8c994 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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