What color is #C8B742?

#C8B742 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8B742?

The RGB value is 200, 183, 66: 200 red, 183 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8B742?

The complementary color is #4253C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8B742?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8B742 color

#C8B742 rgb(200, 183, 66)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C8B742 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 71.8% green and 25.9% blue (200, 183, 66).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 55% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 67% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pesto (#C1B23E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#C8B742 color codes

HEX	`#C8B742`
RGB	`rgb(200, 183, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 71.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 55%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 67%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 67%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.9, -7.44, 59.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.9, 59.73, 97.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.738, 46.541, 11.938)`
Decimal	`13154114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8B742, 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 #C8B742	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8B742 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	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 #C8B742 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8b742; }
.text { color: #c8b742; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8b742; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 183 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8b742, #96c842); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #C8B742?: #C8B742 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8B742?: The RGB value is 200, 183, 66: 200 red, 183 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8B742?: The complementary color is #4253C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8B742?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.