What color is #C5CF74?

#C5CF74 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Fool’s Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5CF74?

The RGB value is 197, 207, 116: 197 red, 207 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5CF74?

The complementary color is #7E74CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5CF74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5CF74 color

#C5CF74 rgb(197, 207, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C5CF74 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 81.2% green and 45.5% blue (197, 207, 116).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 49% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Fool’s Gold (#CAD175), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.55:1).

#C5CF74 color codes

HEX	`#C5CF74`
RGB	`rgb(197, 207, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 81.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 49%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 44%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 44%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.6, -16.87, 43.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.6, 47.03, 111.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.492, 57.758, 25.113)`
Decimal	`12963700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5CF74, 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 #C5CF74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5CF74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.55:1	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 #C5CF74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5cf74; }
.text { color: #c5cf74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5cf74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 207 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5cf74, #97cf74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C5CF74?: #C5CF74 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Fool’s Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5CF74?: The RGB value is 197, 207, 116: 197 red, 207 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5CF74?: The complementary color is #7E74CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5CF74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.