HEX Color #C5A875 (Burlywood)

About #C5A875

The precise color #C5A875 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Burlywood. Its digital footprint relies on 197 parts red, 168 parts green, and 117 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 15% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 38.2° hue, 40.8% saturation, and 61.6% lightness.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. 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#C5A875

RGB197, 168, 117

HSL38.2°, 40.8%, 61.6%

CMYK0%, 15%, 41%, 23%

HSV38.2°, 40.6%, 77.3%

LAB70.3, 3.5, 30.3

XYZ40.2, 41.2, 22.7

Decimal12953717

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#C5A875 #7592C5

Analogous

#C58075 #B9C575

Triadic

#75C5A8 #A775C5

Tetradic

#75C580 #7592C5 #C575B9

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#C5A875

#CBB184

#D1BB93

#D8C5A3

#DECEB2

#E5D8C1

#EBE2D1

#F2EBE0

#F8F5EF

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#C5A875

#AF9568

#99825B

#83704E

#6D5D41

#574A34

#413827

#2B251A

#15120D

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.27:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

9.23:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.17:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

7.85:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5A875; }

.text-color { color: #C5A875; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5A875; }

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