#C8B975 — Light Yellow

#C8B975 is a light yellow in the Yellow family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty light butter yellow, and it is also commonly known as Butter Yellow, Lemon Chiffon. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#C8B975 color swatch, light yellow#C8B975
CSS Namedarkkhaki (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f6f5f1
100#eceae0
200#dedac4
300#c9c19b
400#afa369
500#9b8b44
600#897933
700#726523
800#60541a
900#514614
950#302909

Accessibility

Contrast on white
1.97:1
Contrast on black
10.65:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whiteFail

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.007 97.3); /* #f6f5f1 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.014 97.3); /* #eceae0 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.029 97.3); /* #dedac4 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.053 97.3); /* #c9c19b */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.078 97.3); /* #afa369 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.094 97.3); /* #9b8b44 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.092 97.3); /* #897933 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.086 97.3); /* #726523 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.077 97.3); /* #60541a */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.07 97.3); /* #514614 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.049 97.3); /* #302909 */
}

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