Information about #C5BD72 color

#C5BD72 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C5BD72 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(197, 189, 114) (77.3% red, 74.1% green, 44.7% blue), or CMYK 0 / 3 / 33 / 23 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C5BD72 presents itself as a pleasantly vivid yellow — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pomelo Olive (#BFBD70). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dark Pastel Yellow (#C4BB7D) and Dark Khaki (#BDB76B).

In RGB terms — rgb(197, 189, 114) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C5BD72 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C5BD72 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C5BD72 color variations

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

#C5BD72 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C5BD72 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C5BD72 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C5BD72 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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#C5BD72 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 #C5BD72

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

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Dark Pastel Yellow color link
Dark Pastel Yellow

#C4BB7D

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Pine Glade color link
Pine Glade

#BDC07E

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Yuma color link
Yuma

#C7B882

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

Quarter Crisp Green color link
Quarter Crisp Green

#B8B47B

#C5BD72 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5BD72
  • RGB197, 189, 114
  • CMYK0, 3, 33, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 189, 114)
  • HSL54°, 42%, 61%
  • HSL Precise54.217°, 41.709%, 60.98%
  • HSV54°, 42%, 77%
  • HSB54°, 42%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.741, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.741, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.741, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC5BD72
  • DECIMAL ID12959090
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers329 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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