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#c8b565 color: Canadian Maple

#c8b565 is rgb(200, 181, 101) in RGB and oklch(77.216% 0.10311 96.334) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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48°
100%

77.2%
0.103
96°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.05:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.25:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #c8b565

#c8b565 is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 77.2% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 96°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.05:1 contrast and black text 10.25:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Canadian Maple (#cab266). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #c8b565 mixed with white

  1. c8b565
  2. cdbc76
  3. d3c486
  4. d8cb95
  5. ded3a5
  6. e3dab4
  7. e9e1c3
  8. eee9d2
  9. f4f0e1
  10. f9f8f0

Darker: #c8b565 mixed with black

  1. c8b565
  2. ae9d57
  3. 948649
  4. 7b6f3c
  5. 63592f
  6. 4c4422
  7. 363017
  8. 211d0c
  9. 0f0c03
  10. 020200

Calmer: #c8b565 with less saturation

  1. c8b565
  2. c6b56f
  3. c4b578
  4. c2b580
  5. c0b588
  6. beb590
  7. bcb598
  8. bab59f
  9. b8b5a7
  10. b7b5ae

Questions about #c8b565

What color is #c8b565?

#c8b565 is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Canadian Maple. In RGB it is rgb(200, 181, 101), in HSL hsl(48.48, 47.37%, 59.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.216% 0.10311 96.334).

What colors go well with #c8b565?

The complementary color of #c8b565 is #a3aff7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e2a86b and #a4c178. The triadic partners are #5cc5df and #df9cce.

Is white or black text more readable on #c8b565?

Black text reads better on #c8b565: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and black gives 10.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c8b565 a warm or cool color?

#c8b565 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 96 degrees, its lightness 77.2% and its chroma 0.103.