Information about #C5B14D color

#C5B14D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C5B14D belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(197, 177, 77) — 77.3% red, 69.4% green, 30.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 8 / 47 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C5B14D reads as a confidently colored golden yellow and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Sundance (#C4AA4D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Vegas Gold (#C5B358) and Antique Gold Metallic (#CFA94A).

In RGB terms — rgb(197, 177, 77) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C5B14D: 9.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C5B14D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C5B14D color variations

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#C5B14D 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 #C5B14D

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

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5B14D
  • RGB197, 177, 77
  • CMYK0, 8, 47, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 177, 77)
  • HSL50°, 51%, 54%
  • HSL Precise50°, 50.847%, 53.725%
  • HSV50°, 61%, 77%
  • HSB50°, 61%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.694, 0.302)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.694, 0.302, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.694, 0.302)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC5B14D
  • DECIMAL ID12955981
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01