#c8b959

Color #c8b959

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 10.82 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 11.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c8b959

RGB

rgb(200, 185, 89)

HSL

hsl(51.9, 50.2%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.9, 55.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 55.5%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(74.64, -6.91, 49.87)

LCH

lch(74.64, 50.35, 97.89)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.1185, 100.55)

HWB

hwb(51.9, 34.9%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5968c8

Analogous

#c88259

#c8b959

#a0c859

Triadic

#c8b959

#59c8b9

#b959c8

Split-complementary

#c8b959

#59a0c8

#8259c8

Tetradic

#c8b959

#68c859

#5968c8

#b959c8

Square

#c8b959

#59c882

#5968c8

#c859a0

Shades

Color #c8b959 mixed toward black.

#b5a53c

#918430

#6d6324

#484218

#24210c

Tints

Color #c8b959 mixed toward white.

#d1c575

#dad090

#e4dcac

#ede8c8

#f6f3e3

Tones

Color #c8b959 mixed toward gray.

#bfb262

#b6ac6c

#aca575

#a39e7e

#9a9787

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c27a · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#c3c480 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#c78d91 · ΔE 36

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 23.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8b959;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8b959]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#c8b959 (#c8b959) is rgb(200, 185, 89) in RGB.

No, #c8b959 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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