What color is #C8BD78?

#C8BD78 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Muted Lime. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8BD78?

The RGB value is 200, 189, 120: 200 red, 189 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8BD78?

The complementary color is #7883C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8BD78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8BD78 color

#C8BD78 rgb(200, 189, 120)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C8BD78 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 74.1% green and 47.1% blue (200, 189, 120).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 42% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 40% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Muted Lime (#D0C678), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

#C8BD78 color codes

HEX	`#C8BD78`
RGB	`rgb(200, 189, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 74.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 42%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 40%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 40%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.09, -6.06, 36.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.09, 36.76, 99.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.408, 50.032, 25.031)`
Decimal	`13155704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8BD78, 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 #C8BD78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8BD78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	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 #C8BD78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8bd78; }
.text { color: #c8bd78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8bd78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 189 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8bd78, #abc878); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C8BD78?: #C8BD78 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Muted Lime. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8BD78?: The RGB value is 200, 189, 120: 200 red, 189 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8BD78?: The complementary color is #7883C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8BD78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.