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#C8CA8A closest to Sunken Treasure

#C8CA8A is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Sunken Treasure. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 79.2% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(200, 202, 138)). Its HSL value is 62° hue, 38% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 21% black. #C8CA8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.27:1.

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Variations of #C8CA8A

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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#C8CA8A 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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#C8CA8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8CA8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D5C78D
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4C586
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1C688
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D5C78D
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D1C88B
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D1C2BA
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CBC7A2
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C6C6C6
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C6C7B9

#C8CA8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.71:1 Very poor#C8CA8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.27:1 Super#C8CA8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8CA8A in CSS

/* Sunken Treasure */
.color { color: #C8CA8A; }
.background { background-color: #C8CA8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8CA8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 202 138);
color: hsl(62 38% 67%);
color: oklch(0.822 0.084 109.6);

#C8CA8A FAQ

What color is #C8CA8A?

#C8CA8A is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Sunken Treasure. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C8CA8A?

#C8CA8A is rgb(200, 202, 138) in RGB, hsl(62, 38%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 32%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8CA8A?

The complementary color of #C8CA8A is #8C8ACA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8CA8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8CA8A: 12.27:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8CA8A a warm or cool color?

#C8CA8A is a warm color.