#c5c5ad

Color #c5c5ad

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 12.81 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c5c5ad

RGB

rgb(197, 197, 173)

HSL

hsl(60, 17.1%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 12.2%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 12.2%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(78.94, -4.15, 12.06)

LCH

lch(78.94, 12.75, 108.99)

OKLCH

oklch(81.7%, 0.0327, 107.05)

HWB

hwb(60, 67.8%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adadc5

Analogous

#c5b9ad

#c5c5ad

#b9c5ad

Triadic

#c5c5ad

#adc5c5

#c5adc5

Split-complementary

#c5c5ad

#adb9c5

#b9adc5

Tetradic

#c5c5ad

#adc5ad

#adadc5

#c5adc5

Square

#c5c5ad

#adc5b9

#adadc5

#c5adb9

Shades

Color #c5c5ad mixed toward black.

#abab89

#909066

#6c6c4d

#484833

#24241a

Tints

Color #c5c5ad mixed toward white.

#cfcfbb

#d8d8c8

#e2e2d6

#ecece4

#f5f5f1

Tones

Color #c5c5ad mixed toward gray.

#c3c3af

#c1c1b1

#bfbfb3

#bdbdb5

#bbbbb7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c5b3 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#c5c5b5 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#c5b8b9 · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5c5ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5c5ad]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#c5c5ad (#c5c5ad) is rgb(197, 197, 173) in RGB.

No, #c5c5ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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