#C5BD92

A light, moderate yellow closely aligning with Tan.

About #C5BD92

When working with digital screens, the color #C5BD92 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Tan. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 197, 189, and 146.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 4% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 50.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5BD92
RGB197, 189, 146
HSL50.6°, 30.5%, 67.3%
CMYK0%, 4%, 26%, 23%
HSV50.6°, 25.9%, 77.3%
LAB76.3, -4.0, 22.8
XYZ46.4, 50.3, 34.5
Decimal12959122

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.90:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.07:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.81:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.41:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5BD92; }
.text-color { color: #C5BD92; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5BD92; }

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Tan
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