#c5c5bd

Color #c5c5bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.56 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c5c5bd

RGB

rgb(197, 197, 189)

HSL

hsl(60, 6.5%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 4.1%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 4.1%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(79.32, -1.44, 4.01)

LCH

lch(79.32, 4.26, 109.75)

OKLCH

oklch(82.1%, 0.011, 106.95)

HWB

hwb(60, 74.1%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdbdc5

Analogous

#c5c1bd

#c5c5bd

#c1c5bd

Triadic

#c5c5bd

#bdc5c5

#c5bdc5

Split-complementary

#c5c5bd

#bdc1c5

#c1bdc5

Tetradic

#c5c5bd

#bdc5bd

#bdbdc5

#c5bdc5

Square

#c5c5bd

#bdc5c1

#bdbdc5

#c5bdc1

Shades

Color #c5c5bd mixed toward black.

#a7a79b

#898978

#67675a

#45453c

#22221e

Tints

Color #c5c5bd mixed toward white.

#cfcfc8

#d8d8d3

#e2e2de

#ecece9

#f5f5f4

Tones

Color #c5c5bd mixed toward gray.

#c4c4be

#c3c3bf

#c2c2c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c5bf · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#c5c5bf · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#c5c1c1 · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 4.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5c5bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5c5bd]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#c5c5bd (#c5c5bd) is rgb(197, 197, 189) in RGB.

No, #c5c5bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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