#C5A850

A medium, moderate yellow closely aligning with Darkkhaki.

About #C5A850

When working with digital screens, the color #C5A850 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Darkkhaki. In the RGB color space, it consists of 197 red, 168 green, and 80 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 59% yellow, and 23% black. The HSL representation is 45.1° hue, 50.2% saturation, and 54.3% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5A850
RGB197, 168, 80
HSL45.1°, 50.2%, 54.3%
CMYK0%, 15%, 59%, 23%
HSV45.1°, 59.4%, 77.3%
LAB69.8, 0.1, 48.5
XYZ38.5, 40.5, 13.4
Decimal12953680

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.31:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.09:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.21:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.73:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5A850; }
.text-color { color: #C5A850; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5A850; }

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