#c5c18e

Color #c5c18e

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.03 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 12.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c5c18e

RGB

rgb(197, 193, 142)

HSL

hsl(55.6, 32.2%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(55.6, 27.9%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2%, 27.9%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(77.26, -6.65, 26.26)

LCH

lch(77.26, 27.09, 104.21)

OKLCH

oklch(80.2%, 0.068, 104.04)

HWB

hwb(55.6, 55.7%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e92c5

Analogous

#c5a68e

#c5c18e

#aec58e

Triadic

#c5c18e

#8ec5c1

#c18ec5

Split-complementary

#c5c18e

#8eaec5

#a68ec5

Tetradic

#c5c18e

#92c58e

#8e92c5

#c18ec5

Square

#c5c18e

#8ec5a6

#8e92c5

#c58eae

Shades

Color #c5c18e mixed toward black.

#b2ad69

#95904d

#706c39

#4b4826

#252413

Tints

Color #c5c18e mixed toward white.

#cfcba1

#d8d6b4

#e2e0c7

#ecead9

#f5f5ec

Tones

Color #c5c18e mixed toward gray.

#c0bd93

#bcb997

#b7b59c

#b3b1a0

#aeada5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c39c · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#c4c4a0 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#c5a7a9 · ΔE 26.7

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5c18e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5c18e]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#c5c18e (#c5c18e) is rgb(197, 193, 142) in RGB.

No, #c5c18e 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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