All About Color #C8AE2D

#C8AE2D

About #C8AE2D

#C8AE2D is a medium yellow color with the hex code #C8AE2D. In RGB it is red 200, green 174, blue 45; in HSL it is hue 50°, saturation 63%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 0%, 13%, 77%, 22%. Its contrast ratio is 2.20:1 on white and 9.55:1 on black.

#C8AE2D Color Conversion

Hex tripletC8, AE, 2D
CMYK0.00%, 13.00%, 77.50%, 21.57%
RGB Decimal200, 174, 45
HSL50°, 63%, 48%
RGB Octal310, 256, 55
HSV (HSB)49.94°, 77.50%, 78.43%
RGB Binary11001000, 10101110, 101101
CIE-L*AB71.38, -3.73, 64.66
RGB Percent78.43%, 68.24%, 17.65%
CIE-L*CH71.38, 64.77, 93.30
XYZ39.43, 42.74, 8.65
CIE-L*UV71.38, 23.57, 70.66
xyY0.43, 0.47, 42.74
Hunter-Lab65.38, -6.75, 37.91
RYB29.90%, 78.43%, 17.65%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C8AE2D on a dark background: contrast 9.55:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#C8AE2D on a light background: contrast 2.20:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #C8AE2D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#C8AE2D · #DFCD72 · #7D6D1C · #2D47C8 · #7284DF

Analogous palette

#C82D47 · #C8612D · #C8AE2D · #94C82D · #47C82D

Triadic palette

#C8AE2D · #2DC8AE · #AE2DC8 · #DFCD72 · #72DFCD

Tetradic palette

#C8AE2D · #2DC861 · #2D47C8 · #C82D94 · #7D6D1C

Monochromatic palette

#4B4111 · #89771F · #C8AE2D · #DCC865 · #EADEA4

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