#C5A02C

A medium, moderate yellow closely aligning with Goldenrod.

About #C5A02C

Visually, #C5A02C is defined as a moderate yellow. Its closest recognized web color is Goldenrod. Its digital footprint relies on 197 parts red, 160 parts green, and 44 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 78% yellow, and 23% black. With a hue angle of 45.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5A02C
RGB197, 160, 44
HSL45.5°, 63.5%, 47.3%
CMYK0%, 19%, 78%, 23%
HSV45.5°, 77.7%, 77.3%
LAB67.4, 2.4, 61.3
XYZ36.1, 37.2, 7.7
Decimal12951596

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.49:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.44:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.38:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.17:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5A02C; }
.text-color { color: #C5A02C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5A02C; }

Similar Colors

Goldenrod
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