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C8A12E

#C8A12E closest to Mustard Seed

#C8A12E is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Mustard Seed. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 63.1% green and 18.0% blue (rgb(200, 161, 46)). Its HSL value is 45° hue, 63% saturation and 48% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 77% yellow and 22% black. #C8A12E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.59:1.

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Variations of #C8A12E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C8A12E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C8A12E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8A12E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BEAA34
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B49F18
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BAA122
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BEAA34
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C0A731
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D9938B
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CE9B66
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AFA593

#C8A12E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.44:1 Very poor#C8A12E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.59:1 Very good#C8A12E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8A12E in CSS

/* Mustard Seed */
.color { color: #C8A12E; }
.background { background-color: #C8A12E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8A12E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 161 46);
color: hsl(45 63% 48%);
color: oklch(0.725 0.134 89.0);

#C8A12E FAQ

What color is #C8A12E?

#C8A12E is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Mustard Seed. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C8A12E?

#C8A12E is rgb(200, 161, 46) in RGB, hsl(45, 63%, 48%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 20%, 77%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8A12E?

The complementary color of #C8A12E is #2E55C8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8A12E?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8A12E: 8.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8A12E a warm or cool color?

#C8A12E is a warm color.