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Information about #C5AC87 color

#C5AC87 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C5AC87 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(197, 172, 135) — 77.3% red, 67.5% green, 52.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 24 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C5AC87 is a moderately toned amber-leaning orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Canterbury Clay (#C6AE83). Slightly further away sit Khaki Traditional (#C4B289) and Best Beige (#C7A68B).

In RGB terms — rgb(197, 172, 135) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C5AC87: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C5AC87 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C5AC87 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 #C5AC87

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

Best Beige color link
Best Beige

#C7A68B

Soul color link
Soul

#C1A78B

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Matchstick color link
Matchstick

#C3B38D

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

Rodeo Dust color link
Rodeo Dust

#C7A384

Toupe color link
Toupe

#C7AC7D

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5AC87
  • RGB197, 172, 135
  • CMYK0, 10, 24, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 172, 135)
  • HSL36°, 35%, 65%
  • HSL Precise35.806°, 34.831%, 65.098%
  • HSV36°, 31%, 77%
  • HSB36°, 31%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.675, 0.529)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.675, 0.529, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.675, 0.529)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC5AC87
  • DECIMAL ID12954759
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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