Information about #C5B86D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C5B86D falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(197, 184, 109) — 77.3% red, 72.2% green, 42.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 35 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C5B86D reads as a confidently colored golden yellow and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Khaki (#BDB76B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pomelo Olive (#BFBD70) and Golden Green (#BDB369).

The recipe behind #C5B86D is rgb(197, 184, 109), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. No one has named #C5B86D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C5B86D color variations

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

#C5B86D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C5B86D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C5B86D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C5B86D 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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#C5B86D 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 #C5B86D

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

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Fall Leaf Brown color link
Fall Leaf Brown

#C8B560

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Dark Pastel Yellow color link
Dark Pastel Yellow

#C4BB7D

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

#C5B86D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5B86D
  • RGB197, 184, 109
  • CMYK0, 5, 35, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 184, 109)
  • HSL51°, 43%, 60%
  • HSL Precise51.136°, 43.137%, 60%
  • HSV51°, 45%, 77%
  • HSB51°, 45%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.722, 0.427)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.722, 0.427, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.722, 0.427)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC5B86D
  • DECIMAL ID12957805
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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