What color is #C5C8A1?

#C5C8A1 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5C8A1?

The RGB value is 197, 200, 161: 197 red, 200 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C8A1?

The complementary color is #A4A1C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C8A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5C8A1 color

#C5C8A1 rgb(197, 200, 161)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C5C8A1 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 78.4% green and 63.1% blue (197, 200, 161).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 26% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

#C5C8A1 color codes

HEX	`#C5C8A1`
RGB	`rgb(197, 200, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 78.4%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 26%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 20%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 20%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.47, -7.59, 19.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.47, 20.66, 111.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.113, 55.752, 41.833)`
Decimal	`12961953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C8A1, 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 #C5C8A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C8A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	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 #C5C8A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c8a1; }
.text { color: #c5c8a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c8a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 200 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c8a1, #b2c8a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C5C8A1?: #C5C8A1 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5C8A1?: The RGB value is 197, 200, 161: 197 red, 200 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C8A1?: The complementary color is #A4A1C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C8A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.