What color is #C5A049?

#C5A049 is a moderate orange known as Goldbricker. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Goldbricker?

The RGB value is 197, 160, 73: 197 red, 160 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Goldbricker?

The complementary color is #496EC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5A049?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Goldbricker color: hex code #C5A049

#C5A049 rgb(197, 160, 73)

Shades of yellow

Goldbricker has the hex code #C5A049. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 62.7% green and 28.6% blue (197, 160, 73).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 52% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 63% yellow and 23% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

Goldbricker (#C5A049) color codes

HEX	`#C5A049`
RGB	`rgb(197, 160, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 62.7%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 52%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 63%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 63%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.65, 3.88, 49.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.65, 49.56, 85.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.801, 37.495, 11.601)`
Decimal	`12951625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Goldbricker, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C5A049	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5A049 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C5A049 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5a049; }
.text { color: #c5a049; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5a049; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 160 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5a049, #acc549); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

See #C5A049 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C5A049?: #C5A049 is a moderate orange known as Goldbricker. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Goldbricker?: The RGB value is 197, 160, 73: 197 red, 160 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Goldbricker?: The complementary color is #496EC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5A049?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.