What color is #C8C8AD?

#C8C8AD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8C8AD?

The RGB value is 200, 200, 173: 200 red, 200 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8C8AD?

The complementary color is #ADADC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8C8AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8C8AD color

#C8C8AD rgb(200, 200, 173)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C8C8AD is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 78.4% green and 67.8% blue (200, 200, 173).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 20% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.32:1).

#C8C8AD color codes

HEX	`#C8C8AD`
RGB	`rgb(200, 200, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 78.4%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 20%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 13%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.96, -4.63, 13.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.96, 14.3, 108.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.016, 56.605, 47.713)`
Decimal	`13158573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8C8AD, 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 #C8C8AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8C8AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.32:1	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 #C8C8AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8c8ad; }
.text { color: #c8c8ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8c8ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 200 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8c8ad, #bbc8ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C8C8AD?: #C8C8AD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8C8AD?: The RGB value is 200, 200, 173: 200 red, 200 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8C8AD?: The complementary color is #ADADC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8C8AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.