Colour
#C5BC9A
- #C5BC9A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#C5BC9A is a yellow with RGB values 197, 188, 154 and HSL 47°, 27%, 69%. 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
#C5BC9A#C5BC9A
HEX#C5BC9A
RGBrgb(197, 188, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7373, 0.6039
RGB percentages77.3%, 73.7%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(47.4, 27%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.4, 21.8%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 4.6%, 21.8%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,958,874
CSS custom property--colour: #C5BC9A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.03:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#3A4365
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9AA3C5
Analogous#C5A79A, #B9C59A
Triadic#9AC5BC, #BC9AC5
Split complementary#9AB9C5, #A79AC5
Tetradic#9AC5A7, #9AA3C5, #C59AB8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G188
B154
Red197 (77.3%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue47.44°
Saturation (HSL)27.04%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G BC · B 9A
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