#C8B341

A color in the Yellow, Gold family

#c8b341 is a color in the Yellow, Gold family: RGB(200, 179, 65), HSL(51°, 55%, 52%), CMYK(0%, 11%, 68%, 22%). Closest named color: darkkhaki. Contrast is 2.1:1 on white and 9.98:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#c8b341
RGBrgb(200 179 65)
RGB (legacy)rgb(200, 179, 65)
RGB %rgb(78% 70% 25%)
HSLhsl(51 55% 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 68%, 78%)
HWBhwb(51 25% 22%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 68%, 22%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(73.21 -1.64 58.41)
LCHlch(73.21 58.44 91.61)
OKLaboklab(0.7639 -0.0202 0.1317)
OKLCHoklch(0.7639 0.1333 98.7)
Decimal13153089

Properties

Color ToneYellow, Gold
Closest named colordarkkhaki ΔE 3.7
Closest web-safe color#cccc33
Hue51°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)55% / 68%
Lightness (HSL)52%
Brightness or Value (HSV)78%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)68% / 69%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.449
Red / Green / Blue200 / 179 / 65

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
2.10:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
9.98:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 41.1 / -61.2 · As background with white / black text: Lc -45.7 / 62.9

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #c8b341;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(76.39% 0.1333 98.7);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(200 179 65 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#c8b341] text-[#c8b341] border-[#c8b341]">