Information about #C5C78D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C5C78D falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(197, 199, 141) — 77.3% red, 78% green, 55.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 23 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C5C78D is a moderately toned golden yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Springtide Green (#C8CB8E). Slightly further away sit Nirvana (#C3BF8B) and Old Medium Goldenrod (#CDCD96).

The recipe behind #C5C78D is rgb(197, 199, 141), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C5C78D: 11.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C5C78D color variations

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

#C5C78D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C5C78D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C5C78D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C5C78D 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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#C5C78D 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 #C5C78D

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

Springtide Green color link
Springtide Green

#C8CB8E

Nirvana color link
Nirvana

#C3BF8B

Old Medium Goldenrod color link
Old Medium Goldenrod

#CDCD96

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Green Beige color link
Green Beige

#C9BB88

ORPIN GOLD color link
ORPIN GOLD

#CEBE88

Deco color link
Deco

#CCCF82

Beachcomber color link
Beachcomber

#C7BA95

Winter Hazel color link
Winter Hazel

#D0C383

Fawn Green color link
Fawn Green

#BCB88F

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Sage color link
Sage

#BCB88A

#C5C78D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5C78D
  • RGB197, 199, 141
  • CMYK1, 0, 23, 22
  • CSSrgb(197, 199, 141)
  • HSL62°, 34%, 67%
  • HSL Precise62.069°, 34.118%, 66.667%
  • HSV62°, 29%, 78%
  • HSB62°, 29%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.780, 0.553)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.780, 0.553, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.780, 0.553)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC5C78D
  • DECIMAL ID12961677
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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