#c5aa2d

Color #c5aa2d

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 12.7 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#c5aa2d

RGB

rgb(197, 170, 45)

HSL

hsl(49.3, 62.8%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.3, 77.2%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 77.2%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(70.04, -2.93, 63.33)

LCH

lch(70.04, 63.4, 92.65)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.139, 96.24)

HWB

hwb(49.3, 17.6%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2d48c5

Analogous

#c55e2d

#c5aa2d

#94c52d

Triadic

#c5aa2d

#2dc5aa

#aa2dc5

Split-complementary

#c5aa2d

#2d94c5

#5e2dc5

Tetradic

#c5aa2d

#48c52d

#2d48c5

#aa2dc5

Square

#c5aa2d

#2dc55e

#2d48c5

#c52d94

Shades

Color #c5aa2d mixed toward black.

#a48e26

#83711e

#635517

#42390f

#211c08

Tints

Color #c5aa2d mixed toward white.

#d5bd49

#deca6e

#e6d792

#eee4b6

#f7f2db

Tones

Color #c5aa2d mixed toward gray.

#b9a23a

#ac9a46

#9f9253

#928960

#86816c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#baba60 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#bbbd68 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#c4787d · ΔE 40

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 26.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5aa2d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5aa2d]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#c5aa2d (#c5aa2d) is rgb(197, 170, 45) in RGB.

No, #c5aa2d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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