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Recognised as Colour

#C5CB9D

  • #C5CB9D
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#C5CB9D is a yellow with RGB values 197, 203, 157 and HSL 68°, 31%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#C5CB9D#C5CB9D
HEX#C5CB9D
RGBrgb(197, 203, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7961, 0.6157
RGB percentages77.3%, 79.6%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(67.8, 30.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.8, 22.7%, 79.6%)
CMYK3%, 0%, 22.7%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,962,717
CSS custom property--colour: #C5CB9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.4:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#3A3462

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2C69Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2C79Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CBC6BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.2Wheat · ΔE 14.6Tan · ΔE 15.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.8Moccasin · ΔE 17.2Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 14.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A39DCB
Analogous#CBBA9D, #AECB9D
Triadic#9DC5CB, #CB9DC5
Split complementary#9DAECB, #BA9DCB
Tetradic#9DCBBA, #A39DCB, #CB9DAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECEEE0
Lighter +10%#D9DDBE
Darker −10%#B1B97C
Darker −20%#9EA85A
Darker −30%#7F8748
Darker −40%#606636
More saturated +25%#D3DE8A
Less saturated −25%#B7B8B0

Channel breakdown

R197
G203
B157
Red197 (77.3%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue67.83°
Saturation (HSL)30.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C5 · G CB · B 9D

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