What color is #C5C29D?

#C5C29D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5C29D?

The RGB value is 197, 194, 157: 197 red, 194 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C29D?

The complementary color is #9DA0C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C29D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5C29D color

#C5C29D rgb(197, 194, 157)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C5C29D is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 76.1% green and 61.6% blue (197, 194, 157).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 26% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 20% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.58:1).

#C5C29D color codes

HEX	`#C5C29D`
RGB	`rgb(197, 194, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 76.1%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 26%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 20%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 20%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.81, -5.07, 19.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.81, 19.7, 104.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.403, 52.889, 39.55)`
Decimal	`12960413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C29D, 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 #C5C29D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C29D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.58:1	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 #C5C29D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c29d; }
.text { color: #c5c29d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c29d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 194 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c29d, #b4c59d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C5C29D?: #C5C29D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5C29D?: The RGB value is 197, 194, 157: 197 red, 194 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C29D?: The complementary color is #9DA0C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C29D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.