HEX Color #C5A85F (Darkkhaki)

About #C5A85F

At its core, #C5A85F is a medium and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkkhaki. In the RGB color space, it consists of 197 red, 168 green, and 95 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 15% M, 52% Y, and 23% K. With a hue angle of 42.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5A85F

RGB197, 168, 95

HSL42.9°, 46.8%, 57.3%

CMYK0%, 15%, 52%, 23%

HSV42.9°, 51.8%, 77.3%

LAB70.0, 1.3, 41.3

XYZ39.1, 40.7, 16.6

Decimal12953695

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#C5A85F #5F7BC4

Analogous

#C4745F #AEC45F

Triadic

#5FC4A8 #A85FC4

Tetradic

#5FC474 #5F7BC4 #C45FAE

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#C5A85F

#CBB170

#D1BB82

#D8C594

#DECEA6

#E5D8B7

#EBE2C9

#F2EBDB

#F8F5ED

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#C5A85F

#AF9554

#998249

#83703F

#6D5D34

#574A2A

#41381F

#2B2515

#15120A

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.30:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

9.14:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.20:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

7.77:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5A85F; }

.text-color { color: #C5A85F; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5A85F; }

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Darkkhaki

#BDB76B