#c5b452

Color #c5b452

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 12.2 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 12.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c5b452

RGB

rgb(197, 180, 82)

HSL

hsl(51.1, 49.8%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.1, 58.4%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 58.4%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(72.97, -6.11, 51.18)

LCH

lch(72.97, 51.54, 96.81)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.1202, 99.58)

HWB

hwb(51.1, 32.2%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5263c5

Analogous

#c57a52

#c5b452

#9dc552

Triadic

#c5b452

#52c5b4

#b452c5

Split-complementary

#c5b452

#529dc5

#7a52c5

Tetradic

#c5b452

#63c552

#5263c5

#b452c5

Square

#c5b452

#52c57a

#5263c5

#c5529d

Shades

Color #c5b452 mixed toward black.

#ae9d3a

#8b7e2f

#685e23

#463f17

#231f0c

Tints

Color #c5b452 mixed toward white.

#cfc06f

#d8cd8c

#e2d9a8

#ece6c5

#f5f2e2

Tones

Color #c5b452 mixed toward gray.

#bbad5c

#b2a665

#a8a06f

#9f9978

#959282

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebe74 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#bfc07a · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#c4888c · ΔE 36.3

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 23.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5b452;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5b452]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#c5b452 (#c5b452) is rgb(197, 180, 82) in RGB.

No, #c5b452 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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