What color is #C5B358?

#C5B358 is a desaturated yellow known as Vegas Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vegas Gold?

The RGB value is 197, 179, 88: 197 red, 179 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vegas Gold?

The complementary color is #586AC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5B358?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vegas Gold color: hex code #C5B358

#C5B358 rgb(197, 179, 88)

Shades of yellow

Vegas Gold has the hex code #C5B358. It is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 70.2% green and 34.5% blue (197, 179, 88).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 48% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 55% yellow and 23% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

Vegas Gold (#C5B358) color codes

HEX	`#C5B358`
RGB	`rgb(197, 179, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 70.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 48%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 55%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 55%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.77, -5.12, 48.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.77, 48.39, 96.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.909, 44.817, 15.726)`
Decimal	`12956504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vegas Gold, 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 #C5B358	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5B358 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	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 #C5B358 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5b358; }
.text { color: #c5b358; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5b358; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 179 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5b358, #a1c558); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

See #C5B358 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C5B358?: #C5B358 is a desaturated yellow known as Vegas Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vegas Gold?: The RGB value is 197, 179, 88: 197 red, 179 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vegas Gold?: The complementary color is #586AC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5B358?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.