Information about #C5BEA5 color

#C5BEA5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C5BEA5 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(197, 190, 165) — 77.3% red, 74.5% green, 64.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 3 / 13 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C5BEA5 reads as a calm, restrained golden yellow and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Caraway (#C7BFA8). Nearby in the Register you will also find Double Parchment (#C7BBA3) and Triple Thorndon Cream (#C5BDAA).

The recipe behind #C5BEA5 is rgb(197, 190, 165), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #C5BEA5 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. #C5BEA5 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C5BEA5 color variations

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

#C5BEA5 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 #C5BEA5

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5BEA5
  • RGB197, 190, 165
  • CMYK0, 3, 13, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 190, 165)
  • HSL47°, 22%, 71%
  • HSL Precise46.875°, 21.622%, 70.98%
  • HSV47°, 16%, 77%
  • HSB47°, 16%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.745, 0.647)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.745, 0.647, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.745, 0.647)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC5BEA5
  • DECIMAL ID12959397
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01