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#c8b446 color: Herbal Green

#c8b446 is rgb(200, 180, 70) in RGB and oklch(76.647% 0.13034 98.932) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

76.6%
0.130
99°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.08:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.07:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #c8b446

#c8b446 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 76.6% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 99°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.08:1 contrast and black text 10.07:1, 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: #c8b446 mixed with white

  1. c8b446
  2. cdbc5d
  3. d3c372
  4. d8cb85
  5. ddd297
  6. e3daa9
  7. e8e1ba
  8. eee9cb
  9. f4f0dd
  10. f9f8ee

Darker: #c8b446 mixed with black

  1. c8b446
  2. ae9c3c
  3. 948532
  4. 7b6e28
  5. 63581e
  6. 4c4415
  7. 36300d
  8. 211d05
  9. 0f0c02
  10. 020200

Calmer: #c8b446 with less saturation

  1. c8b446
  2. c6b455
  3. c4b463
  4. c1b46f
  5. bfb47a
  6. bdb484
  7. bbb48e
  8. b9b498
  9. b7b4a1
  10. b5b3aa

Questions about #c8b446

What color is #c8b446?

#c8b446 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Herbal Green. In RGB it is rgb(200, 180, 70), in HSL hsl(50.77, 54.17%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.647% 0.13034 98.932).

What colors go well with #c8b446?

The complementary color of #c8b446 is #a1aaff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e9a34d and #99c366. The triadic partners are #2bc6eb and #e991cf.

Is white or black text more readable on #c8b446?

Black text reads better on #c8b446: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and black gives 10.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c8b446 a warm or cool color?

#c8b446 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 76.6% and its chroma 0.13.