#C5C566
A medium, moderate yellow closely aligning with Darkkhaki.
About #C5C566
When working with digital screens, the color #C5C566 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Darkkhaki. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(197, 197, 102).
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 48% Yellow, and 23% Black. With a hue angle of 60.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.
When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#C5C566
RGB197, 197, 102
HSL60.0°, 45.0%, 58.6%
CMYK0%, 0%, 48%, 23%
HSV60.0°, 48.2%, 77.3%
LAB77.7, -13.2, 47.2
XYZ45.4, 52.8, 20.4
Decimal12961126
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.82:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.55:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.74:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.82:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #C5C566;
}
.text-color {
color: #C5C566;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #C5C566;
}