#C5C5A0

A light, muted yellow closely aligning with Tan.

About #C5C5A0

Visually, #C5C5A0 is defined as a muted yellow. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Tan. Its digital footprint relies on 197 parts red, 197 parts green, and 160 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow, and 23% black. With a hue angle of 60.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5C5A0
RGB197, 197, 160
HSL60.0°, 24.2%, 70.0%
CMYK0%, 0%, 19%, 23%
HSV60.0°, 18.8%, 77.3%
LAB78.7, -6.2, 18.6
XYZ49.3, 54.3, 41.1
Decimal12961184

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.77:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.87:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.69:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.09:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5C5A0; }
.text-color { color: #C5C5A0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5C5A0; }

Similar Colors

Tan
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