#C5A042

A medium, moderate orange closely aligning with Darkgoldenrod.

About #C5A042

Visually, #C5A042 is defined as a moderate orange. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkgoldenrod. In the RGB color space, it consists of 197 red, 160 green, and 66 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 19% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 43.1° hue, 53.0% saturation, and 51.6% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5A042
RGB197, 160, 66
HSL43.1°, 53.0%, 51.6%
CMYK0%, 19%, 66%, 23%
HSV43.1°, 66.5%, 77.3%
LAB67.6, 3.4, 52.5
XYZ36.6, 37.4, 10.4
Decimal12951618

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.48:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.48:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.37:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.21:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5A042; }
.text-color { color: #C5A042; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5A042; }

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