Palettes / Colors / #C8A33C

#C8A33C — Yellow

#C8A33C is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the yellow family.

#C8A33C is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #3C61C8; it also sits naturally between #C85D3C and #A7C83C. 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 64% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 70% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C8A33C

.text { color: #C8A33C; }
.background { background-color: #C8A33C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8A33C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 163, 60); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 56%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8A33C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 163, 60, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8A33C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 163, 60, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8A33C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8A33C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3C61C8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C8A33C: #000000.

How #C8A33C 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 #C8A33C 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

← #C8A33B  ·  #C8A33D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C8A33C?

#C8A33C is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 200, 163, 60). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8A33C?

#C8A33C is RGB 200, 163, 60 — HSL 44°, 56%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 70%, 22%.

What colors go with #C8A33C?

Its complement is #3C61C8; analogous partners are #C85D3C and #A7C83C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8A33C for text?

Black text on #C8A33C has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.40:1.