#c8a622

Color #c8a622

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 8.92 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c8a622

RGB

rgb(200, 166, 34)

HSL

hsl(47.7, 70.9%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.7, 83%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17%, 83%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(69.23, 0.14, 66.15)

LCH

lch(69.23, 66.15, 89.88)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.1421, 93.03)

HWB

hwb(47.7, 13.3%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2244c8

Analogous

#c85322

#c8a622

#97c822

Triadic

#c8a622

#22c8a6

#a622c8

Split-complementary

#c8a622

#2297c8

#5322c8

Tetradic

#c8a622

#44c822

#2244c8

#a622c8

Square

#c8a622

#22c853

#2244c8

#c82297

Shades

Color #c8a622 mixed toward black.

#a78a1c

#856f17

#645311

#43370b

#211c06

Tints

Color #c8a622 mixed toward white.

#debc3b

#e4ca62

#ebd789

#f2e4b0

#f8f2d8

Tones

Color #c8a622 mixed toward gray.

#ba9e30

#ac963e

#9f8e4c

#918559

#837d67

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#baba5b · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#bcbf63 · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#c67479 · ΔE 39.9

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 26.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8a622;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8a622]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#c8a622 (#c8a622) is rgb(200, 166, 34) in RGB.

No, #c8a622 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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