What color is #C5BB3A?

#C5BB3A is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5BB3A?

The RGB value is 197, 187, 58: 197 red, 187 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5BB3A?

The complementary color is #3A44C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5BB3A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5BB3A color

#C5BB3A rgb(197, 187, 58)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C5BB3A is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 73.3% green and 22.7% blue (197, 187, 58).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 55% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 71% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Pesto (#C1B23E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#C5BB3A color codes

HEX	`#C5BB3A`
RGB	`rgb(197, 187, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 73.3%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 55%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 71%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 71%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.65, -11.21, 63.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.65, 64.06, 100.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.562, 47.718, 11.023)`
Decimal	`12958522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5BB3A, 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 #C5BB3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5BB3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	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 #C5BB3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5bb3a; }
.text { color: #c5bb3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5bb3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 187 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5bb3a, #8ac53a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C5BB3A?: #C5BB3A is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5BB3A?: The RGB value is 197, 187, 58: 197 red, 187 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5BB3A?: The complementary color is #3A44C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5BB3A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.