What color is #C8D185?

#C8D185 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zucchini Noodles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8D185?

The RGB value is 200, 209, 133: 200 red, 209 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8D185?

The complementary color is #8E85D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8D185?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8D185 color

#C8D185 rgb(200, 209, 133)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C8D185 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 82% green and 52.2% blue (200, 209, 133).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 45% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini Noodles (#C8D07F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.91:1).

#C8D185 color codes

HEX	`#C8D185`
RGB	`rgb(200, 209, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 82%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 45%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 36%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 36%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.61, -14.8, 36.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.61, 39.58, 111.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.854, 59.574, 31.006)`
Decimal	`13160837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8D185, 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 #C8D185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8D185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.91:1	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 #C8D185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8d185; }
.text { color: #c8d185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8d185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 209 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8d185, #a2d185); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C8D185?: #C8D185 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zucchini Noodles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8D185?: The RGB value is 200, 209, 133: 200 red, 209 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8D185?: The complementary color is #8E85D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8D185?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.