Recognised as Colour
#C5C5A4
- #C5C5A4
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#C5C5A4 is a yellow with RGB values 197, 197, 164 and HSL 60°, 22%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#C5C5A4#C5C5A4
HEX#C5C5A4
RGBrgb(197, 197, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7725, 0.6431
RGB percentages77.3%, 77.3%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(60, 22.1%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 16.8%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 16.8%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,961,188
CSS custom property--colour: #C5C5A4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.9:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#3A3A5B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4A4C5
Analogous#C5B4A4, #B4C5A4
Triadic#A4C5C5, #C5A4C5
Split complementary#A4B4C5, #B4A4C5
Tetradic#A4C5B4, #A4A4C5, #C5A4B4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G197
B164
Red197 (77.3%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)22.15%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR C5 · G C5 · B A4
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