Palettes / Colors / #C8D930

#C8D930 — Yellow

#C8D930 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #C8D930 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.

#C8D930 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 #4130D9; it also sits naturally between #D99530 and #74D930. 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 85% · Blue 19%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 78% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C8D930

.text { color: #C8D930; }
.background { background-color: #C8D930; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8D930; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 217, 48); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 69%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8D930; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 217, 48, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8D930; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 217, 48, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8D930">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8D930">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4130D9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C8D930: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C8D930

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 #C8D930 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 #C8D930 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

← #C8D92F  ·  #C8D931 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C8D930?

#C8D930 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 200, 217, 48). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8D930?

#C8D930 is RGB 200, 217, 48 — HSL 66°, 69%, 52% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 78%, 15%.

What colors go with #C8D930?

Its complement is #4130D9; analogous partners are #D99530 and #74D930. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8D930 for text?

Black text on #C8D930 has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.