#C5CCAF

A light, muted yellow closely aligning with Beige.

About #C5CCAF

When working with digital screens, the color #C5CCAF is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Beige. In the RGB color space, it consists of 197 red, 204 green, and 175 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow, and 20% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#C5CCAF
RGB197, 204, 175
HSL74.5°, 22.1%, 74.3%
CMYK3%, 0%, 14%, 20%
HSV74.5°, 14.2%, 80.0%
LAB80.8, -7.5, 13.6
XYZ52.4, 58.2, 49.0
Decimal12962991

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.66:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
12.63:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.59:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.74:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5CCAF; }
.text-color { color: #C5CCAF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5CCAF; }

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