HEX Color #C5C51D (Yellowgreen)

About #C5C51D

The precise color #C5C51D is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Yellowgreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 197 red, 197 green, and 29 blue.

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 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 60.0° hue, 74.3% saturation, and 44.3% lightness.

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. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5C51D

RGB197, 197, 29

HSL60.0°, 74.3%, 44.3%

CMYK0%, 0%, 85%, 23%

HSV60.0°, 85.3%, 77.3%

LAB77.2, -17.3, 73.9

XYZ43.2, 51.9, 8.9

Decimal12961053

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#C5C51D #1D1DC5

Analogous

#C5711D #71C51D

Triadic

#1DC4C5 #C51DC4

Tetradic

#1DC571 #1D1DC5 #C51D71

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#C5C51D

#CBCB36

#D1D14F

#D8D868

#DEDE81

#E5E59A

#EBEBB3

#F2F2CC

#F8F8E5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#C5C51D

#AFAF19

#999916

#838313

#6D6D10

#57570C

#414109

#2B2B06

#151503

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.85:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

11.38:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.76:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

9.67:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5C51D; }

.text-color { color: #C5C51D; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5C51D; }

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