Colour

#C5BEA2

#C5BEA2
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Tan

#C5BEA2 is a yellow with RGB values 197, 190, 162 and HSL 48°, 23%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

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HEX#C5BEA2

RGBrgb(197, 190, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7451, 0.6353

RGB percentages77.3%, 74.5%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(48, 23.2%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48, 17.8%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 3.6%, 17.8%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,959,394

CSS custom property--colour: #C5BEA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.26:1

Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#3A415D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4BCA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6BFA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CBBAB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 12 Silver · ΔE 15.2 Wheat · ΔE 15.8 Dark grey · ΔE 17 Bisque · ΔE 17 Light grey · ΔE 17

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A2A9C5

Analogous#C5ACA2, #BBC5A2

Triadic#A2C5BE, #BEA2C5

Split complementary#A2BBC5, #ACA2C5

Tetradic#A2C5AC, #A2A9C5, #C5A2BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECEAE1

Lighter +10%#D9D4C1

Darker −10%#B1A883

Darker −20%#9E9263

Darker −30%#7F754F

Darker −40%#5F583C

More saturated +25%#D8C98F

Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R197

G190

B162

Red197 (77.3%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue48°

Saturation (HSL)23.18%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G BE · B A2

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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