What color is #C5C1A8?

#C5C1A8 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 #C5C1A8?

The RGB value is 197, 193, 168: 197 red, 193 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C1A8?

The complementary color is #A8ACC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C1A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5C1A8 color

#C5C1A8 rgb(197, 193, 168)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C5C1A8 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 75.7% green and 65.9% blue (197, 193, 168).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 20% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#C5C1A8 color codes

HEX	`#C5C1A8`
RGB	`rgb(197, 193, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 75.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 20%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 15%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.78, -2.86, 13.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.78, 13.41, 102.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.163, 52.838, 44.647)`
Decimal	`12960168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C1A8, 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 #C5C1A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C1A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	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 #C5C1A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c1a8; }
.text { color: #c5c1a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c1a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 193 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c1a8, #bbc5a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C5C1A8?: #C5C1A8 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 #C5C1A8?: The RGB value is 197, 193, 168: 197 red, 193 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C1A8?: The complementary color is #A8ACC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C1A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.