Information about #C5AD8C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C5AD8C belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(197, 173, 140) (77.3% red, 67.8% green, 54.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 9 / 22 / 23 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C5AD8C presents itself as a softly balanced orange — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Khaki Traditional (#C4B289). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Matchstick (#C3B38D) and Soul (#C1A78B).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(197, 173, 140)), which gives #C5AD8C its character. If you plan to put text on a #C5AD8C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C5AD8C color variations

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

#C5AD8C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C5AD8C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C5AD8C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C5AD8C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C5AD8C 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #C5AD8C

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

Khaki Traditional color link
Khaki Traditional

#C4B289

Matchstick color link
Matchstick

#C3B38D

Soul color link
Soul

#C1A78B

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Best Beige color link
Best Beige

#C7A68B

Half Doeskin color link
Half Doeskin

#C1AF93

Pale Khaki color link
Pale Khaki

#BFAF92

Quarter Kalgoorie Sands color link
Quarter Kalgoorie Sands

#CDAA8F

Canterbury Clay color link
Canterbury Clay

#C6AE83

Triple Fossil color link
Triple Fossil

#BEB291

Arabian Beige color link
Arabian Beige

#CEAD91

Light Ash Brown color link
Light Ash Brown

#C2A487

#C5AD8C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5AD8C
  • RGB197, 173, 140
  • CMYK0, 9, 22, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 173, 140)
  • HSL35°, 33%, 66%
  • HSL Precise34.737°, 32.948%, 66.078%
  • HSV35°, 29%, 77%
  • HSB35°, 29%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.678, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.678, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.678, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC5AD8C
  • DECIMAL ID12955020
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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