#c5be9d

Color #c5be9d

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 10.67 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c5be9d

RGB

rgb(197, 190, 157)

HSL

hsl(49.5, 25.6%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.5, 20.3%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 20.3%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(76.76, -2.97, 17.58)

LCH

lch(76.76, 17.83, 99.59)

OKLCH

oklch(79.9%, 0.0455, 97.33)

HWB

hwb(49.5, 61.6%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9da4c5

Analogous

#c5aa9d

#c5be9d

#b8c59d

Triadic

#c5be9d

#9dc5be

#be9dc5

Split-complementary

#c5be9d

#9db8c5

#aa9dc5

Tetradic

#c5be9d

#a4c59d

#9da4c5

#be9dc5

Square

#c5be9d

#9dc5aa

#9da4c5

#c59db8

Shades

Color #c5be9d mixed toward black.

#afa578

#948a58

#6f6742

#4a452c

#252216

Tints

Color #c5be9d mixed toward white.

#cfc9ad

#d8d4be

#e2dece

#ece9de

#f5f4ef

Tones

Color #c5be9d mixed toward gray.

#c2bca0

#bebaa4

#bbb7a7

#b8b5aa

#b4b3ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2a6 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#c2c3a8 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#c5acae · ΔE 20.4

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 12.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c5be9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5be9d]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#c5be9d (#c5be9d) is rgb(197, 190, 157) in RGB.

No, #c5be9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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