What color is #C5AC21?

#C5AC21 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Hippie Trail. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5AC21?

The RGB value is 197, 172, 33: 197 red, 172 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5AC21?

The complementary color is #213AC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5AC21?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5AC21 color

#C5AC21 rgb(197, 172, 33)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C5AC21 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 67.5% green and 12.9% blue (197, 172, 33).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 71% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 83% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Hippie Trail (#C6AA2B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#C5AC21 color codes

HEX	`#C5AC21`
RGB	`rgb(197, 172, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 67.5%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 71%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 83%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 83%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.52, -4.39, 67.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.52, 67.54, 93.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.055, 41.487, 7.442)`
Decimal	`12954657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5AC21, 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 #C5AC21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5AC21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	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 #C5AC21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5ac21; }
.text { color: #c5ac21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5ac21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 172 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5ac21, #8cc521); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #C5AC21?: #C5AC21 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Hippie Trail. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5AC21?: The RGB value is 197, 172, 33: 197 red, 172 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5AC21?: The complementary color is #213AC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5AC21?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.