Information about #C5B055 color

#C5B055 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C5B055 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(197, 176, 85) — 77.3% red, 69% green, 33.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 44 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C5B055 is a pleasantly vivid yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Vegas Gold (#C5B358). Slightly further away sit Sundance (#C4AA4D) and Gold Lustre (#C9B25F).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(197, 176, 85)), which gives #C5B055 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C5B055: 9.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. No one has named #C5B055 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C5B055 color variations

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

#C5B055 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C5B055 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#53491C

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Black

#000000

#C5B055 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#AA9D63

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Grey

#808080

#C5B055 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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#C48254

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#C5B055 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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#7854C4
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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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#C47854
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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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#54C4B0
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#B054C4
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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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#69C454
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#5469C4
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#B054C4
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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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#C454A1
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Nearest named colors to #C5B055

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

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Fall Leaf Brown color link
Fall Leaf Brown

#C8B560

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Antique Gold Metallic color link
Antique Gold Metallic

#CFA94A

Sand Brown color link
Sand Brown

#CBA560

Apache color link
Apache

#D3A95C

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Dark Pastel Gold color link
Dark Pastel Gold

#BBA151

#C5B055 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5B055
  • RGB197, 176, 85
  • CMYK0, 8, 44, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 176, 85)
  • HSL49°, 49%, 55%
  • HSL Precise48.75°, 49.123%, 55.294%
  • HSV49°, 57%, 77%
  • HSB49°, 57%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.690, 0.333)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.690, 0.333, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.690, 0.333)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC5B055
  • DECIMAL ID12955733
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers4 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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