What color is #C8B446?

#C8B446 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8B446?

The RGB value is 200, 180, 70: 200 red, 180 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8B446?

The complementary color is #465AC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8B446?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8B446 color

#C8B446 rgb(200, 180, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C8B446 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 70.6% green and 27.5% blue (200, 180, 70).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 54% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 65% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pesto (#C1B23E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#C8B446 color codes

HEX	`#C8B446`
RGB	`rgb(200, 180, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 70.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 54%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 65%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 65%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.13, -5.64, 56.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.13, 57.07, 95.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.248, 45.366, 12.377)`
Decimal	`13153350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8B446, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C8B446	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8B446 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C8B446 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8b446; }
.text { color: #c8b446; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8b446; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 180 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8b446, #9bc846); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #C8B446?: #C8B446 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8B446?: The RGB value is 200, 180, 70: 200 red, 180 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8B446?: The complementary color is #465AC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8B446?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.