Palettes / Colors / #C8D345

#C8D345 — Yellow

#C8D345 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#C8D345 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 #5145D3; it also sits naturally between #D39845 and #80D345. 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 83% · Blue 27%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 67% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C8D345

.text { color: #C8D345; }
.background { background-color: #C8D345; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8D345; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 211, 69); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 62%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8D345; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 211, 69, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8D345; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 211, 69, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8D345">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8D345">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5145D3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C8D345: #000000.

How #C8D345 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 #C8D345 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 #C8D345?

#C8D345 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 200, 211, 69). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8D345?

#C8D345 is RGB 200, 211, 69 — HSL 65°, 62%, 55% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 67%, 17%.

What colors go with #C8D345?

Its complement is #5145D3; analogous partners are #D39845 and #80D345. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8D345 for text?

Black text on #C8D345 has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.