Color #C5C5AE

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C5C5AE falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(197, 197, 174) — 77.3% red, 77.3% green, 68.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 9 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C5C5AE reads as a gently muted yellow and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Kangaroo (#C5C3B0). Slightly further away sit Double Joanna (#C9C5B0) and Quarter Hillary (#CAC5AC).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(197, 197, 174)), which gives #C5C5AE its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C5C5AE: 12.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. No one has named #C5C5AE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C5C5AE color variations

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

#C5C5AE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.

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White

#C5C5AE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.

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Black

#C5C5AE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.

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Grey

#C5C5AE color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.

Enigma green

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#C5C5AE 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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Alternatives to #C5C5AE color

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Nearest named colors to #C5C5AE

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

Kangaroo

#C5C3B0

Double Joanna

#C9C5B0

Quarter Hillary

#CAC5AC

Half Akaroa

#CBC2AD

Quarter Napa

#C7C2B5

Triple White Pointer

#C8C3B5

Sugar Loaf

#CCC2AB

Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Inside Of A Bottle

#C6C2B6

Caraway

#C7BFA8

Half Bison Hide

#C7BDAB

Triple Thorndon Cream

#C5BDAA

#C5C5AE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

HEX#C5C5AE
RGB197, 197, 174
CMYK0, 0, 9, 23
CSSrgb(197, 197, 174)

HSL60°, 17%, 73%
HSL Precise60°, 16.547%, 72.745%
HSV60°, 12%, 77%
HSB60°, 12%, 77%

Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682

GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.773, 0.682)
GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.773, 0.682, 1.000)
HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.773, 0.682)

Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%

Color FamilyYellow
Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
Lightness FamilyVery Light

HEX IDC5C5AE
DECIMAL ID12961198
Name LengthThis color has no name

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