All About Color #C8A01E

#C8A01E

About #C8A01E

#C8A01E is a medium yellow color with the hex code #C8A01E. In RGB it is red 200, green 160, blue 30; in HSL it is hue 46°, saturation 74%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 20%, 85%, 22%. Its contrast ratio is 2.47:1 on white and 8.50:1 on black.

#C8A01E Color Conversion

Hex tripletC8, A0, 1E
CMYK0.00%, 20.00%, 85.00%, 21.57%
RGB Decimal200, 160, 30
HSL46°, 74%, 45%
RGB Octal310, 240, 36
HSV (HSB)45.88°, 85.00%, 78.43%
RGB Binary11001000, 10100000, 11110
CIE-L*AB67.66, 3.23, 65.92
RGB Percent78.43%, 62.75%, 11.76%
CIE-L*CH67.66, 66.00, 87.19
XYZ36.62, 37.51, 6.54
CIE-L*UV67.66, 34.18, 67.87
xyY0.45, 0.46, 37.51
Hunter-Lab61.25, -0.45, 36.54
RYB32.28%, 78.43%, 11.76%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C8A01E on a dark background: contrast 8.50:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#C8A01E on a light background: contrast 2.47:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #C8A01E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#C8A01E · #E6C65B · #786012 · #1E45C8 · #5B7BE6

Analogous palette

#C81E45 · #C84B1E · #C8A01E · #9AC81E · #45C81E

Triadic palette

#C8A01E · #1EC8A0 · #A01EC8 · #E6C65B · #5BE6C6

Tetradic palette

#C8A01E · #1EC84B · #1E45C8 · #C81E9A · #786012

Monochromatic palette

#43350A · #856B14 · #C8A01E · #E4C14E · #EED890

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