#C5AF07

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Goldenrod.

About #C5AF07

At its core, #C5AF07 is a medium and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Goldenrod. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 197, 175, and 7.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 96% yellow, and 23% black. The HSL representation is 53.1° hue, 93.1% saturation, and 40.0% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5AF07
RGB197, 175, 7
HSL53.1°, 93.1%, 40.0%
CMYK0%, 11%, 96%, 23%
HSV53.1°, 96.4%, 77.3%
LAB71.2, -6.4, 72.7
XYZ38.4, 42.5, 6.4
Decimal12955399

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.21:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.51:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.11:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.08:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5AF07; }
.text-color { color: #C5AF07; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5AF07; }

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