Information about #C8BD96 color

#C8BD96 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C8BD96 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(200, 189, 150) — 78.4% red, 74.1% green, 58.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 20 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C8BD96 is a moderately toned golden yellow that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Beachcomber (#C7BA95). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sour Dough (#C9B59A) and Crusade (#CDB692).

The recipe behind #C8BD96 is rgb(200, 189, 150), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C8BD96: 11.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. #C8BD96 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C8BD96 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C8BD96 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C8BD96 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C8BD96 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C8BD96 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C8BD96 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #C8BD96

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

Beachcomber color link
Beachcomber

#C7BA95

Sour Dough color link
Sour Dough

#C9B59A

Crusade color link
Crusade

#CDB692

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Half Pavlova color link
Half Pavlova

#CBBFA0

Eighth Colins Wicket color link
Eighth Colins Wicket

#C4B59C

Sisal color link
Sisal

#C5BAA0

Double Fossil color link
Double Fossil

#C2B89E

Tabby color link
Tabby

#C5B298

Half Canterbury Clay color link
Half Canterbury Clay

#D3BF99

Nirvana color link
Nirvana

#C3BF8B

Grain Brown color link
Grain Brown

#CAB8A2

#C8BD96 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C8BD96
  • RGB200, 189, 150
  • CMYK0, 4, 20, 22
  • CSSrgb(200, 189, 150)
  • HSL47°, 31%, 69%
  • HSL Precise46.8°, 31.25%, 68.627%
  • HSV47°, 25%, 78%
  • HSB47°, 25%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • GLSLvec3(0.784, 0.741, 0.588)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.784, 0.741, 0.588, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.784, 0.741, 0.588)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC8BD96
  • DECIMAL ID13155734
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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