Colour
#C5BFAD
- #C5BFAD
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C5BFAD is a yellow with RGB values 197, 191, 173 and HSL 45°, 17%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C5BFAD#C5BFAD
HEX#C5BFAD
RGBrgb(197, 191, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.749, 0.6784
RGB percentages77.3%, 74.9%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(45, 17.1%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 12.2%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 3%, 12.2%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,959,661
CSS custom property--colour: #C5BFAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.43:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#3A4052
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADB3C5
Analogous#C5B3AD, #BFC5AD
Triadic#ADC5BF, #BFADC5
Split complementary#ADBFC5, #B3ADC5
Tetradic#ADC5B3, #ADB3C5, #C5ADBF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G191
B173
Red197 (77.3%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)17.14%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G BF · B AD
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