All About Color #C8AE1E

#C8AE1E

About #C8AE1E

#C8AE1E is a medium yellow color with the hex code #C8AE1E. In RGB it is red 200, green 174, blue 30; in HSL it is hue 51°, saturation 74%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 13%, 85%, 22%. Its contrast ratio is 2.20:1 on white and 9.53:1 on black.

#C8AE1E Color Conversion

Hex tripletC8, AE, 1E
CMYK0.00%, 13.00%, 85.00%, 21.57%
RGB Decimal200, 174, 30
HSL51°, 74%, 45%
RGB Octal310, 256, 36
HSV (HSB)50.82°, 85.00%, 78.43%
RGB Binary11001000, 10101110, 11110
CIE-L*AB71.31, -4.20, 68.94
RGB Percent78.43%, 68.24%, 11.76%
CIE-L*CH71.31, 69.07, 93.49
XYZ39.19, 42.65, 7.39
CIE-L*UV71.31, 23.90, 73.38
xyY0.44, 0.48, 42.65
Hunter-Lab65.30, -7.16, 39.00
RYB23.80%, 78.43%, 11.76%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C8AE1E on a dark background: contrast 9.53:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#C8AE1E on a light background: contrast 2.20:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #C8AE1E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#C8AE1E · #E6D25B · #786912 · #1E37C8 · #5B70E6

Analogous palette

#C81E37 · #C8591E · #C8AE1E · #8CC81E · #37C81E

Triadic palette

#C8AE1E · #1EC8AE · #AE1EC8 · #E6D25B · #5BE6D2

Tetradic palette

#C8AE1E · #1EC859 · #1E37C8 · #C81E8C · #786912

Monochromatic palette

#433A0A · #857414 · #C8AE1E · #E4CE4E · #EEE090

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