Information about #C5A807 color

#C5A807 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C5A807 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(197, 168, 7) (77.3% red, 65.9% green, 2.7% blue), or CMYK 0 / 11 / 75 / 23 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C5A807 presents itself as a maximally vivid yellow — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Muddy Yellow (#BFAC05). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brownish Yellow (#C9B003) and Ocre (#C69C04).

In RGB terms — rgb(197, 168, 7) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C5A807: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C5A807 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C5A807 color variations

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#C5A807 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C5A807

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Muddy Yellow color link
Muddy Yellow

#BFAC05

Ocre color link
Ocre

#C69C04

Yellow Ochre color link
Yellow Ochre

#CB9D06

Fashion Gold color link
Fashion Gold

#D2A500

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

Burnt Yellow color link
Burnt Yellow

#D5AB09

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Vivid Amber color link
Vivid Amber

#CC9900

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Egypt Gold color link
Egypt Gold

#C09300

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5A807
  • RGB197, 168, 7
  • CMYK0, 11, 75, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 168, 7)
  • HSL51°, 93%, 40%
  • HSL Precise50.842°, 93.137%, 40%
  • HSV51°, 96%, 77%
  • HSB51°, 96%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.027
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.659, 0.027)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.659, 0.027, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.659, 0.027)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB2.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC5A807
  • DECIMAL ID12953607
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01