Palettes / Colors / #C8A438

#C8A438 — Yellow

#C8A438 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 #C8A438 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.

#C8A438 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 #375BC8; it also sits naturally between #C85B37 and #A4C837. 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 22%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 72% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C8A438

.text { color: #C8A438; }
.background { background-color: #C8A438; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8A438; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 164, 56); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 57%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8A438; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 164, 56, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8A438; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 164, 56, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8A438">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8A438">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #375BC8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C8A438: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C8A438

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 #C8A438 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 #C8A438 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 #C8A438?

#C8A438 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 200, 164, 56). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8A438?

#C8A438 is RGB 200, 164, 56 — HSL 45°, 57%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 72%, 22%.

What colors go with #C8A438?

Its complement is #375BC8; analogous partners are #C85B37 and #A4C837. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8A438 for text?

Black text on #C8A438 has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.38:1.