HEX atlas value

#C8CE5A

#C8CE5A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 200, 206, 90, HSL 63, 54%, 58%, has luminance 0.5716, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#C8CE5A Sample readable text

HEX #C8CE5A

RGB rgb(200, 206, 90)

HSL hsl(63 54% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 56, 19)

Luminance 0.5716

Contrast Black 12.43:1White 1.69:1

CSS

--color-c8ce5a: #C8CE5A;
.background-c8ce5a { background-color: #C8CE5A; }
.text-c8ce5a { color: #C8CE5A; }

Luminance0.5716

Black text12.43:1AA Pass

White text1.69:1AA 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":"#C8CE5A","rgb":[200,206,90],"hsl":[63,54,58],"cmyk":[3,0,56,19],"luminance":0.5716,"contrast":{"black":12.43,"white":1.69}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.43,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.69,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E0E3A1","hex":"#E0E3A1","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.67,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DDE543","hex":"#DDE543","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.36,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8ECE5A","hex":"#8ECE5A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.13,"contrastWhite":1.89,"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","Dark Khaki 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/c8ce5a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#605ACE","analogous":["#CE9A5A","#8ECE5A"],"triadic":["#5AC8CE","#CE5AC8"],"tetradic":["#5ACE9A","#605ACE","#CE5A8E"],"splitComplementary":["#5A8ECE","#9A5ACE"],"monochromatic":["#E0E3A1","#C8CE5A","#989D2F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E0E3A1","dark":"#989D2F","saturated":"#DDE543","desaturated":"#B3B672","pastel":"#E3E5C3","neon":"#F6FF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":30.643106892089126},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":32.03123475609393},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":34.14674215792775},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":36.68787265568828},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":40.43513323831146}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C8CE5A

#C8CE5A is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #C8CE5A is visually closest to Dark Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #BDB76B.

The RGB channels are 200, 206, and 90, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 63deg with 54% saturation and 58% 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 0.5716, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 30.64, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.43:1AA Pass

White text1.69:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C8CE5A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.43:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.69:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E0E3A1#000000 text · best 15.67:1#E0E3A1

#DDE543#000000 text · best 15.36:1#DDE543

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

#8ECE5A#000000 text · best 11.13:1#8ECE5A

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

Generated Palette

#C8CE5A#C8CE5A

#605ACE#605ACE

#CE9A5A#CE9A5A

#8ECE5A#8ECE5A

#E0E3A1#E0E3A1

#989D2F#989D2F

Color Harmonies

#605ACE#605ACE

#CE9A5A#CE9A5A

#8ECE5A#8ECE5A

#5AC8CE#5AC8CE

#CE5AC8#CE5AC8

Variants

#E0E3A1#E0E3A1

#989D2F#989D2F

#DDE543#DDE543

#B3B672#B3B672

#E3E5C3#E3E5C3

#F6FF52#F6FF52

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Bamboo#C7B56E

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Straw#E4D96F

Old Gold#CFB53B

#C8CE5A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C8CE5A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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