Colour
#C5BE9D
- #C5BE9D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#C5BE9D is a yellow with RGB values 197, 190, 157 and HSL 50°, 26%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#C5BE9D#C5BE9D
HEX#C5BE9D
RGBrgb(197, 190, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7451, 0.6157
RGB percentages77.3%, 74.5%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(49.5, 25.6%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.5, 20.3%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 3.6%, 20.3%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,959,389
CSS custom property--colour: #C5BE9D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.23:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#3A4162
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DA4C5
Analogous#C5AA9D, #B8C59D
Triadic#9DC5BE, #BE9DC5
Split complementary#9DB8C5, #AA9DC5
Tetradic#9DC5AA, #9DA4C5, #C59DB8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G190
B157
Red197 (77.3%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue49.5°
Saturation (HSL)25.64%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G BE · B 9D
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