Skip to the color picker

#c8ae00 color: Brownish Yellow

#c8ae00 is rgb(200, 174, 0) in RGB and oklch(75.062% 0.1553 98.396) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

52°
100%

75.1%
0.155
98°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.21:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.51:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #c8ae00

#c8ae00 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75.1% lightness, 0.155 chroma and a hue of 98°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.21:1 contrast and black text 9.51:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Brownish Yellow (#c9b003). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #c8ae00 mixed with white

  1. c8ae00
  2. cdb63c
  3. d3bf59
  4. d8c771
  5. ddcf87
  6. e3d79c
  7. e8dfb0
  8. eee7c4
  9. f4efd8
  10. f9f7eb

Darker: #c8ae00 mixed with black

  1. c8ae00
  2. ae9700
  3. 948000
  4. 7b6a00
  5. 635500
  6. 4c4100
  7. 362e00
  8. 211c00
  9. 0f0b00
  10. 020100

Calmer: #c8ae00 with less saturation

  1. c8ae00
  2. c5ae31
  3. c3af48
  4. c0af59
  5. bdaf68
  6. bbaf75
  7. b8af82
  8. b5af8e
  9. b3af99
  10. b0aea3

Questions about #c8ae00

What color is #c8ae00?

#c8ae00 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Brownish Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(200, 174, 0), in HSL hsl(52.2, 100%, 39.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.062% 0.1553 98.396).

What colors go well with #c8ae00?

The complementary color of #c8ae00 is #99a2ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ed9923 and #90c04b. The triadic partners are #00c4ef and #ec84cf.

Is white or black text more readable on #c8ae00?

Black text reads better on #c8ae00: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and black gives 9.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c8ae00 a warm or cool color?

#c8ae00 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 98 degrees, its lightness 75.1% and its chroma 0.155.