Palettes / Colors / #C8BB73

#C8BB73 — Muted Yellow

#C8BB73 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #C8BB73 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.

#C8BB73 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 #7380C9; it also sits naturally between #C99173 and #ABC973. 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 73% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 43% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C8BB73

.text { color: #C8BB73; }
.background { background-color: #C8BB73; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8BB73; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 187, 115); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 44%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8BB73; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 187, 115, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8BB73; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 187, 115, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8BB73">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8BB73">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7380C9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C8BB73: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C8BB73

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 #C8BB73 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 #C8BB73 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 #C8BB73?

#C8BB73 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 200, 187, 115). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8BB73?

#C8BB73 is RGB 200, 187, 115 — HSL 51°, 44%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 43%, 22%.

What colors go with #C8BB73?

Its complement is #7380C9; analogous partners are #C99173 and #ABC973. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8BB73 for text?

Black text on #C8BB73 has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.