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#c8b136 color: Herbal Green

#c8b136 is rgb(200, 177, 54) in RGB and oklch(75.89% 0.13906 98.259) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

75.9%
0.139
98°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.14:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.80:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #c8b136

#c8b136 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75.9% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 98°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.14:1 contrast and black text 9.8:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Herbal Green (#c9b23d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #c8b136 mixed with white

  1. c8b136
  2. cdb952
  3. d3c169
  4. d8c97d
  5. ddd191
  6. e3d9a4
  7. e8e0b6
  8. eee8c9
  9. f4f0db
  10. f9f7ed

Darker: #c8b136 mixed with black

  1. c8b136
  2. ae992e
  3. 948325
  4. 7b6c1e
  5. 635716
  6. 4c420f
  7. 362f08
  8. 211c03
  9. 0f0c01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #c8b136 with less saturation

  1. c8b136
  2. c6b14a
  3. c3b259
  4. c1b267
  5. beb273
  6. bcb27e
  7. bab289
  8. b7b294
  9. b5b19e
  10. b3b1a7

Questions about #c8b136

What color is #c8b136?

#c8b136 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Herbal Green. In RGB it is rgb(200, 177, 54), in HSL hsl(50.55, 57.48%, 49.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.89% 0.13906 98.259).

What colors go well with #c8b136?

The complementary color of #c8b136 is #9da7ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ea9e41 and #96c15c. The triadic partners are #00c5eb and #e98ccf.

Is white or black text more readable on #c8b136?

Black text reads better on #c8b136: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and black gives 9.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c8b136 a warm or cool color?

#c8b136 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 98 degrees, its lightness 75.9% and its chroma 0.139.