What color is #C8CF89?

#C8CF89 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sunken Treasure. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8CF89?

The RGB value is 200, 207, 137: 200 red, 207 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8CF89?

The complementary color is #9089CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8CF89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8CF89 color

#C8CF89 rgb(200, 207, 137)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C8CF89 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 81.2% green and 53.7% blue (200, 207, 137).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 42% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Treasure (#CCCF86), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.74:1).

#C8CF89 color codes

HEX	`#C8CF89`
RGB	`rgb(200, 207, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 81.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 42%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 34%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 34%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.13, -13.31, 34.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.13, 36.56, 111.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.648, 58.712, 32.326)`
Decimal	`13160329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8CF89, 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 #C8CF89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8CF89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.74:1	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 #C8CF89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8cf89; }
.text { color: #c8cf89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8cf89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 207 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8cf89, #a5cf89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C8CF89?: #C8CF89 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sunken Treasure. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8CF89?: The RGB value is 200, 207, 137: 200 red, 207 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8CF89?: The complementary color is #9089CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8CF89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.