What color is #C5BD66?

#C5BD66 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Motherland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5BD66?

The RGB value is 197, 189, 102: 197 red, 189 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5BD66?

The complementary color is #666EC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5BD66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5BD66 color

#C5BD66 rgb(197, 189, 102)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C5BD66 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 74.1% green and 40% blue (197, 189, 102).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 45% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 48% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Motherland (#BCB667), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#C5BD66 color codes

HEX	`#C5BD66`
RGB	`rgb(197, 189, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 74.1%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 45%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 48%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 48%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.59, -9.11, 44.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.59, 45.58, 101.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.623, 49.226, 19.771)`
Decimal	`12959078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5BD66, 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 #C5BD66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5BD66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	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 #C5BD66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5bd66; }
.text { color: #c5bd66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5bd66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 189 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5bd66, #9ec566); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C5BD66?: #C5BD66 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Motherland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5BD66?: The RGB value is 197, 189, 102: 197 red, 189 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5BD66?: The complementary color is #666EC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5BD66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.