Palettes / Colors / #C8B274

#C8B274 — Muted Yellow

#C8B274 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#C8B274 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 #748BC8; it also sits naturally between #C88874 and #B4C874. 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 70% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 42% · Key 22%

Previews

CSS code for #C8B274

.text { color: #C8B274; }
.background { background-color: #C8B274; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8B274; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 178, 116); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 43%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8B274; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 178, 116, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8B274; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 178, 116, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8B274">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8B274">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C8B274

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Tones of #C8B274

Color harmonies

Complementary — #748BC8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C8B274: #000000.

How #C8B274 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 #C8B274 or a close neighbour

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 #C8B274?

#C8B274 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 200, 178, 116). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8B274?

#C8B274 is RGB 200, 178, 116 — HSL 44°, 43%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 42%, 22%.

What colors go with #C8B274?

Its complement is #748BC8; analogous partners are #C88874 and #B4C874. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8B274 for text?

Black text on #C8B274 has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.