#c5cd8e

Color #c5cd8e

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 11.96 Nearest Tailwind class lime-200 #d8f999 · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#c5cd8e

RGB

rgb(197, 205, 142)

HSL

hsl(67.6, 38.7%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(67.6, 30.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.9%, 0%, 30.7%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(80.45, -12.82, 30.53)

LCH

lch(80.45, 33.11, 112.78)

OKLCH

oklch(82.7%, 0.0834, 114.14)

HWB

hwb(67.6, 55.7%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#968ecd

Analogous

#cdb58e

#c5cd8e

#a5cd8e

Triadic

#c5cd8e

#8ec5cd

#cd8ec5

Split-complementary

#c5cd8e

#8ea5cd

#b58ecd

Tetradic

#c5cd8e

#8ecd96

#968ecd

#cd8ec5

Square

#c5cd8e

#8ecdb5

#968ecd

#cd8ea5

Shades

Color #c5cd8e mixed toward black.

#b0bb66

#95a047

#707835

#4b5023

#252812

Tints

Color #c5cd8e mixed toward white.

#cfd5a1

#d8deb4

#e2e6c6

#eceed9

#f5f7ec

Tones

Color #c5cd8e mixed toward gray.

#c1c893

#bdc298

#b9bd9e

#b5b8a3

#b1b3a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9a0 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#c8c7a4 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#c5adb0 · ΔE 29.8

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 19.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c5cd8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5cd8e]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#c5cd8e (#c5cd8e) is rgb(197, 205, 142) in RGB.

No, #c5cd8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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