What color is #C5CBA0?

#C5CBA0 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5CBA0?

The RGB value is 197, 203, 160: 197 red, 203 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5CBA0?

The complementary color is #A6A0CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5CBA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5CBA0 color

#C5CBA0 rgb(197, 203, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5CBA0 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 79.6% green and 62.7% blue (197, 203, 160).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 29% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.42:1).

#C5CBA0 color codes

HEX	`#C5CBA0`
RGB	`rgb(197, 203, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 79.6%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 29%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 21%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 21%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.25, -9.29, 20.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.25, 22.79, 114.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.727, 57.121, 41.604)`
Decimal	`12962720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5CBA0, 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 #C5CBA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5CBA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.42:1	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 #C5CBA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5cba0; }
.text { color: #c5cba0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5cba0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 203 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5cba0, #b0cba0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C5CBA0?: #C5CBA0 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5CBA0?: The RGB value is 197, 203, 160: 197 red, 203 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5CBA0?: The complementary color is #A6A0CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5CBA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.