HEX atlas value

#C8C389

#C8C389 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Tan. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 200, 195, 137, HSL 55, 36%, 66%, has luminance 0.5312, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#C8C389 Sample readable text

HEX #C8C389

RGB rgb(200, 195, 137)

HSL hsl(55 36% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 32, 22)

Luminance 0.5312

Contrast Black 11.62:1White 1.81:1

CSS

--color-c8c389: #C8C389;
.background-c8c389 { background-color: #C8C389; }
.text-c8c389 { color: #C8C389; }

Luminance0.5312

Black text11.62:1AA Pass

White text1.81:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#C8C389","rgb":[200,195,137],"hsl":[55,36,66],"cmyk":[0,3,32,22],"luminance":0.5312,"contrast":{"black":11.62,"white":1.81}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.62,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.81,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E5E2C8","hex":"#E5E2C8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.04,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DBD276","hex":"#DBD276","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.49,"contrastWhite":1.56,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#AEC889","hex":"#AEC889","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.42,"contrastWhite":1.84,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.31,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Tan adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c8c389.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tan.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ecru.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sand.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#898EC8","analogous":["#C8A389","#AEC889"],"triadic":["#89C8C2","#C289C8"],"tetradic":["#89C8A3","#898EC8","#C889AE"],"splitComplementary":["#89AEC8","#A389C8"],"monochromatic":["#E5E2C8","#C8C389","#A69F4E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E5E2C8","dark":"#A69F4E","saturated":"#DBD276","desaturated":"#B4B29C","pastel":"#EDECE3","neon":"#FFF47A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":18.275666882497067},{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":20.149441679609886},{"slug":"sand","name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","distance":20.149441679609886},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":24.677925358506133},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":29.5296461204668}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C8C389

#C8C389 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #C8C389 is visually closest to Tan, a named orange color with HEX #D2B48C.

The RGB channels are 200, 195, and 137, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 55deg with 36% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.5312, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.28, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.62:1AA Pass

White text1.81:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C8C389 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.62:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.81:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E5E2C8#000000 text · best 16.04:1#E5E2C8

#DBD276#000000 text · best 13.49:1#DBD276

#AEC889#000000 text · best 11.42:1#AEC889

Burly Wood#000000 text · best 11.31:1#DEB887

Champagne Gold#000000 text · best 11.04:1#D6B971

Generated Palette

#C8C389#C8C389

#898EC8#898EC8

#C8A389#C8A389

#AEC889#AEC889

#E5E2C8#E5E2C8

#A69F4E#A69F4E

Color Harmonies

#898EC8#898EC8

#C8A389#C8A389

#AEC889#AEC889

#89C8C2#89C8C2

#C289C8#C289C8

Variants

#E5E2C8#E5E2C8

#A69F4E#A69F4E

#DBD276#DBD276

#B4B29C#B4B29C

#EDECE3#EDECE3

#FFF47A#FFF47A

Nearest Named Colors

Tan#D2B48C

Ecru#C2B280

Sand#C2B280

Burly Wood#DEB887

Champagne Gold#D6B971

#C8C389

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C8C389

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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