Colour
#C5BB9C
- #C5BB9C
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#C5BB9C is a yellow with RGB values 197, 187, 156 and HSL 45°, 26%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#C5BB9C#C5BB9C
HEX#C5BB9C
RGBrgb(197, 187, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7333, 0.6118
RGB percentages77.3%, 73.3%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(45.4, 26.1%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.4, 20.8%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 5.1%, 20.8%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,958,620
CSS custom property--colour: #C5BB9C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.96:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#3A4463
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CA6C5
Analogous#C5A69C, #BBC59C
Triadic#9CC5BB, #BB9CC5
Split complementary#9CBBC5, #A69CC5
Tetradic#9CC5A6, #9CA6C5, #C59CBB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G187
B156
Red197 (77.3%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue45.37°
Saturation (HSL)26.11%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G BB · B 9C
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