#C8B251 Color

#C8B251 is rgb(200, 178, 81) in RGB and hsl(49, 52%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkKhaki. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C8B251

HEX#C8B251

RGBrgb(200, 178, 81)

HSLhsl(49, 52%, 55%)

HSVhsv(49, 60%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.12 96.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 60%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C8B251 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.11:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.94:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C8B251 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C8B251 Complementary#5166C8 Analogous#C87651 Analogous#A2C851 Triadic#51C8B2 Triadic#B251C8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C8B251, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CFBC68 #D7C77F #DED196 #E7DDB1 #EEE7C9 #F5F1E0

Shades

#BAA33B #9B8831 #807028 #655820 #4A4017 #2B250D

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