Colour
#C5BC97
- #C5BC97
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#C5BC97 is a yellow with RGB values 197, 188, 151 and HSL 48°, 28%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#C5BC97#C5BC97
HEX#C5BC97
RGBrgb(197, 188, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7373, 0.5922
RGB percentages77.3%, 73.7%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(48.3, 28.4%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.3, 23.4%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 4.6%, 23.4%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,958,871
CSS custom property--colour: #C5BC97;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.01:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#3A4368
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97A0C5
Analogous#C5A597, #B7C597
Triadic#97C5BC, #BC97C5
Split complementary#97B7C5, #A597C5
Tetradic#97C5A5, #97A0C5, #C597B7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G188
B151
Red197 (77.3%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue48.26°
Saturation (HSL)28.4%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G BC · B 97
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