#C5BD2C
A medium, moderate yellow closely aligning with Goldenrod.
About #C5BD2C
At its core, #C5BD2C is a medium and moderate hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Goldenrod. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 197, 189, and 44.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 4% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 56.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.
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. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#C5BD2C
RGB197, 189, 44
HSL56.9°, 63.5%, 47.3%
CMYK0%, 4%, 78%, 23%
HSV56.9°, 77.7%, 77.3%
LAB75.1, -12.8, 68.3
XYZ41.7, 48.4, 9.5
Decimal12959020
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.96:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.69:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.88:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.09:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #C5BD2C;
}
.text-color {
color: #C5BD2C;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #C5BD2C;
}