What color is #C5C19F?

#C5C19F is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5C19F?

The RGB value is 197, 193, 159: 197 red, 193 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C19F?

The complementary color is #9FA3C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C19F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5C19F color

#C5C19F rgb(197, 193, 159)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C5C19F is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 75.7% green and 62.4% blue (197, 193, 159).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 25% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 19% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#C5C19F color codes

HEX	`#C5C19F`
RGB	`rgb(197, 193, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 75.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 25%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 19%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 19%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.59, -4.25, 17.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.59, 18.16, 103.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.354, 52.514, 40.383)`
Decimal	`12960159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C19F, 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 #C5C19F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C19F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	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 #C5C19F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c19f; }
.text { color: #c5c19f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c19f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 193 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c19f, #b6c59f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C5C19F?: #C5C19F is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5C19F?: The RGB value is 197, 193, 159: 197 red, 193 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C19F?: The complementary color is #9FA3C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C19F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.