Palettes / Colors / #C8A022

#C8A022 — Yellow

#C8A022 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #C8A022 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#C8A022 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2249C9; it also sits naturally between #C94E22 and #9CC922. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 78% · Green 63% · Blue 13%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 83% · Key 22%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #C8A022

.text { color: #C8A022; }
.background { background-color: #C8A022; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8A022; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 160, 34); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 71%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8A022; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 160, 34, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8A022; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 160, 34, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8A022">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8A022">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2249C9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C8A022: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C8A022

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #C8A022 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C8A022 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #C8A022?

#C8A022 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 200, 160, 34). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8A022?

#C8A022 is RGB 200, 160, 34 — HSL 46°, 71%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 83%, 22%.

What colors go with #C8A022?

Its complement is #2249C9; analogous partners are #C94E22 and #9CC922. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8A022 for text?

Black text on #C8A022 has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.47:1.