Information about #C5C381 color

#C5C381 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C5C381 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(197, 195, 129) (77.3% red, 76.5% green, 50.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 1 / 27 / 23 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced golden yellow, #C5C381 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 practically indistinguishable from Dark Pastel Yellow (#C4BB7D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pine Glade (#BDC07E) and Nirvana (#C3BF8B).

In RGB terms — rgb(197, 195, 129) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C5C381 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. #C5C381 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C5C381 color variations

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

#C5C381 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C5C381 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#595729

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Black

#000000

#C5C381 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C5C381 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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#C5C381 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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#C381C5
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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 #C5C381

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

Dark Pastel Yellow color link
Dark Pastel Yellow

#C4BB7D

Pine Glade color link
Pine Glade

#BDC07E

Nirvana color link
Nirvana

#C3BF8B

Winter Hazel color link
Winter Hazel

#D0C383

Yuma color link
Yuma

#C7B882

Green Beige color link
Green Beige

#C9BB88

Pastel Olive color link
Pastel Olive

#BCBC82

ORPIN GOLD color link
ORPIN GOLD

#CEBE88

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Deco color link
Deco

#CCCF82

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

#C5C381 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5C381
  • RGB197, 195, 129
  • CMYK0, 1, 27, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 195, 129)
  • HSL58°, 37%, 64%
  • HSL Precise58.235°, 36.957%, 63.922%
  • HSV58°, 35%, 77%
  • HSB58°, 35%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.765, 0.506)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.765, 0.506, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.765, 0.506)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC5C381
  • DECIMAL ID12960641
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers35 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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