#c5ab00

Color #c5ab00

A vivid, highly saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 13.57 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c5ab00

RGB

rgb(197, 171, 0)

HSL

hsl(52.1, 100%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.1, 100%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.2%, 100%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(70.17, -4.43, 72.75)

LCH

lch(70.17, 72.88, 93.48)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.1533, 98.21)

HWB

hwb(52.1, 0%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#001ac5

Analogous

#c54900

#c5ab00

#7cc500

Triadic

#c5ab00

#00c5ab

#ab00c5

Split-complementary

#c5ab00

#007cc5

#4900c5

Tetradic

#c5ab00

#1ac500

#001ac5

#ab00c5

Square

#c5ab00

#00c549

#001ac5

#c5007c

Shades

Color #c5ab00 mixed toward black.

#a48e00

#837200

#625500

#423900

#211c00

Tints

Color #c5ab00 mixed toward white.

#f9d800

#ffe42e

#ffea62

#fff197

#fff8cb

Tones

Color #c5ab00 mixed toward gray.

#b49f10

#a49321

#948731

#837b42

#736f52

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#baba58 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#bcbe62 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#c4757a · ΔE 42.9

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 27.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5ab00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5ab00]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#c5ab00 (#c5ab00) is rgb(197, 171, 0) in RGB.

No, #c5ab00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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