Information about #C5D3A5 color

#C5D3A5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C5D3A5 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(197, 211, 165) — 77.3% red, 82.7% green, 64.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 18 / 17. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced chartreuse, #C5D3A5 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Pixie Green (#BBCDA5). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Thistle Green (#CCCAA8) and Sprout (#C1D7B0).

In RGB terms — rgb(197, 211, 165) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C5D3A5 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C5D3A5 color variations

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

#C5D3A5 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 #C5D3A5

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

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Sprout color link
Sprout

#C1D7B0

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Green Mist color link
Green Mist

#CBD3B0

Cooled Green color link
Cooled Green

#C4D3B4

Miso color link
Miso

#D2CCA8

Cool Khaki color link
Cool Khaki

#D4CFA9

Zen color link
Zen

#D2D0AE

Rice Paper color link
Rice Paper

#D2D69C

Hitchhiker color link
Hitchhiker

#D0C7A8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5D3A5
  • RGB197, 211, 165
  • CMYK5, 0, 18, 17
  • CSSrgb(197, 211, 165)
  • HSL78°, 34%, 74%
  • HSL Precise78.261°, 34.328%, 73.725%
  • HSV78°, 22%, 83%
  • HSB78°, 22%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.827
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.827, 0.647)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.827, 0.647, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.827, 0.647)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB82.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.7%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC5D3A5
  • DECIMAL ID12964773
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01