What color is #C5BF32?

#C5BF32 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Salsa Verde. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5BF32?

The RGB value is 197, 191, 50: 197 red, 191 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5BF32?

The complementary color is #3238C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5BF32?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5BF32 color

#C5BF32 rgb(197, 191, 50)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C5BF32 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 74.9% green and 19.6% blue (197, 191, 50).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 60% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 75% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Salsa Verde (#CEC754), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#C5BF32 color codes

HEX	`#C5BF32`
RGB	`rgb(197, 191, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 74.9%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 60%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 75%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 75%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.68, -13.62, 66.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.68, 68.25, 101.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.234, 49.364, 10.32)`
Decimal	`12959538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5BF32, 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 #C5BF32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5BF32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	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 #C5BF32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5bf32; }
.text { color: #c5bf32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5bf32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 191 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5bf32, #82c532); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C5BF32?: #C5BF32 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Salsa Verde. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5BF32?: The RGB value is 197, 191, 50: 197 red, 191 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5BF32?: The complementary color is #3238C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5BF32?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.