What color is #C5B365?

#C5B365 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Canadian Maple. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5B365?

The RGB value is 197, 179, 101: 197 red, 179 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5B365?

The complementary color is #6577C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5B365?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5B365 color

#C5B365 rgb(197, 179, 101)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C5B365 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 70.2% green and 39.6% blue (197, 179, 101).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 45% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 49% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Canadian Maple (#CAB266), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#C5B365 color codes

HEX	`#C5B365`
RGB	`rgb(197, 179, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 70.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 45%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 49%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 49%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.93, -3.99, 41.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.93, 42.1, 95.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.496, 45.052, 18.819)`
Decimal	`12956517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5B365, 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 #C5B365	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5B365 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #C5B365 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5b365; }
.text { color: #c5b365; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5b365; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 179 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5b365, #a7c565); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C5B365?: #C5B365 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Canadian Maple. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5B365?: The RGB value is 197, 179, 101: 197 red, 179 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5B365?: The complementary color is #6577C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5B365?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.