Information about #C8B348 color

#C8B348 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C8B348 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(200, 179, 72) — 78.4% red, 70.2% green, 28.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 8 / 50 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C8B348 is a clearly saturated sunny yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Billy T (#C1B943). Slightly further away sit Sundance (#C4AA4D) and Antique Gold Metallic (#CFA94A).

The recipe behind #C8B348 is rgb(200, 179, 72), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C8B348: 10.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C8B348 color variations

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#C8B348 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C8B348

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Fish N Chips color link
Fish N Chips

#DCAB4B

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C8B348
  • RGB200, 179, 72
  • CMYK0, 8, 50, 22
  • CSSrgb(200, 179, 72)
  • HSL50°, 54%, 53%
  • HSL Precise50.156°, 53.782%, 53.333%
  • HSV50°, 64%, 78%
  • HSB50°, 64%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • GLSLvec3(0.784, 0.702, 0.282)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.784, 0.702, 0.282, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.784, 0.702, 0.282)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC8B348
  • DECIMAL ID13153096
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01