#c8b11f Color Information

#c8b11f Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #c8b11f. In RGB, it consists of 78.4% Red, 69.4% Green, and 12.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 11.5% Magenta, 84.5% Yellow, and 21.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 51.8°, with saturation of 73.2% and lightness of 45.3%. The decimal value for #c8b11f is 13152543, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9933. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #c8b11f is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#c8b11f Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color200, 177, 31 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color78.4%, 69.4%, 12.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.216, 0.306, 0.878 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.115, 0.845, 0.216 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color51.8°, 73.2%, 45.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color51.8°, 84.5%, 78.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color39.789, 43.823, 7.658 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color58, 200, 31 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13152543 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color72.110, -5.749, 69.358 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)72.110, 69.596, 94.739 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color72.110, 21.728, 74.403 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color66.199, -8.560, 39.480 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.436, 0.480, 43.823 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291342623 / 0xffc8b11f Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc9933 Copy
Last Updated: December 12, 2024

Shades of #c8b11f

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #c8b11f, its pure hue is 51.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.2%, and its lightness is 45.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #c8b11f, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #191604 to #af9b1b.

Tints of #c8b11f

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #c8b11f, its pure hue is 51.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.2%, and its lightness is 45.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #c8b11f, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #cfbb3b to #f8f5e3.

Tones of #c8b11f

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #c8b11f, its pure hue is 51.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #c8b11f, which range from #747474 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #e7c800 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #c8b11f

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #c8b11f! For #c8b11f, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #c8b11f. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #c8b11f

This color, #c8b11f, consists of 78.4% Red, 69.4% Green, and 12.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 200, Green = 177, Blue = 31. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #c8b11f is 0% Cyan, 11.5% Magenta, 84.5% Yellow, and 21.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R78.4%
C0.0%
G69.4%
M11.5%
B12.2%
Y84.5%
K21.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 200 177 31
Octal 310 261 37
Hexa #c8 #b1 #1f
Binary 11001000 10110001 00011111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 11 84 21
Octal 0 13 124 25
Hexa #00 #0b #54 #15
Binary 00000000 00001011 01010100 00010101

Analogous Colors of #c8b11f

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #c8b11f — which has hue 51.8° — its analogous colors are located at 21.8° and 81.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c8b11f.

Triadic Colors of #c8b11f

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #c8b11f — which has hue 51.8° — its triadic colors are located at 51.8° and 291.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c8b11f.

Complementary Color of #c8b11f

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #c8b11f — which has hue 51.8° — its complementary color is located at 231.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c8b11f.

Split Complementary Colors of #c8b11f

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #c8b11f — which has hue 51.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 51.8° and 261.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c8b11f.

Tetradic Colors of #c8b11f

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #c8b11f — which has hue 51.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 321.8°, 51.8°, 141.8°, and 231.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c8b11f.

Monochromatic Colors of #c8b11f

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #c8b11f, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #5c5317 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f4e166 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #c8b11f

We want to make getting started with #c8b11f on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #c8b11f into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #c8b11f can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #c8b11f with other HTML elements.

#c8b11f Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #c8b11f.
<span style="color: #c8b11f;">The color of this text is #c8b11f.</span>

#c8b11f Background Color

The background color for this text is #c8b11f.
<div style="background-color: #c8b11f; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #c8b11f.</div>

#c8b11f Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #c8b11f.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #c8b11f;">This color for the shadow of this text is #c8b11f.</span>

#c8b11f Border Color

This is a div with border color #c8b11f.
<div style="border: #c8b11f 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #c8b11f.</div>

#c8b11f Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #c8b11f on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c8b11f; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c8b11f on a white background.</div></div>

#c8b11f Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #c8b11f on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c8b11f; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c8b11f on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #c8b11f to White

This is a gradient from #c8b11f to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c8b11f,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c8b11f,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c8b11f,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c8b11f,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c8b11f to white.</div>

Gradient from #c8b11f to Black

This is a gradient from #c8b11f to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c8b11f,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c8b11f,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c8b11f,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c8b11f,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c8b11f to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #c8b11f

In addition to using #c8b11f on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #c8b11f in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #c8b11f, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 200, Green = 177, Blue = 31). If you need details about the color coordinates of #c8b11f in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #c8b11f
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(200, 177, 31)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #c8b11f; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #c8b11f; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #c8b11f; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(200, 177, 31);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#c8b11f")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:200, green:177, blue:31, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:200 green:177 blue:31 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(200f, 177f, 31f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(200, 177, 31);
 

#c8b11f Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #c8b11f the same way. For those with color blindness, #c8b11f might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #c8b11f looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #c8b11f is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #c8b11f looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #c8b11f will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #c8b11f is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.2:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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