#C5C5AF
A light, muted yellow closely aligning with Silver.
About #C5C5AF
The hex code #C5C5AF represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Silver. In the RGB color space, it consists of 197 red, 197 green, and 175 blue.
Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 0% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#C5C5AF
RGB197, 197, 175
HSL60.0°, 15.9%, 72.9%
CMYK0%, 0%, 11%, 23%
HSV60.0°, 11.2%, 77.3%
LAB79.0, -3.8, 11.0
XYZ50.7, 54.9, 48.5
Decimal12961199
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.75:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.98:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.68:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.18:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #C5C5AF;
}
.text-color {
color: #C5C5AF;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #C5C5AF;
}