What color is #C8C59A?

#C8C59A is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8C59A?

The RGB value is 200, 197, 154: 200 red, 197 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8C59A?

The complementary color is #9A9DC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8C59A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8C59A color

#C8C59A rgb(200, 197, 154)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C8C59A is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 77.3% green and 60.4% blue (200, 197, 154).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 29% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 23% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Court-Bouillon (#CECB97), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#C8C59A color codes

HEX	`#C8C59A`
RGB	`rgb(200, 197, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 77.3%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 29%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 23%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 23%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.78, -5.93, 22.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.78, 22.8, 105.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.618, 54.546, 38.48)`
Decimal	`13157786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8C59A, 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 #C8C59A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8C59A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	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 #C8C59A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8c59a; }
.text { color: #c8c59a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8c59a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 197 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8c59a, #b4c89a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C8C59A?: #C8C59A is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8C59A?: The RGB value is 200, 197, 154: 200 red, 197 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8C59A?: The complementary color is #9A9DC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8C59A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.