All About Color #C5B416

#C5B416

About #C5B416

#C5B416 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #C5B416. In RGB it is red 197, green 180, blue 22; in HSL it is hue 54°, saturation 80%, lightness 43%; in CMYK it is 0%, 9%, 89%, 23%. Its contrast ratio is 2.12:1 on white and 9.91:1 on black.

#C5B416 Color Conversion

Hex tripletC5, B4, 16
CMYK0.00%, 8.63%, 88.83%, 22.75%
RGB Decimal197, 180, 22
HSL54°, 80%, 43%
RGB Octal305, 264, 26
HSV (HSB)54.17°, 88.83%, 77.25%
RGB Binary11000101, 10110100, 10110
CIE-L*AB72.61, -8.83, 71.60
RGB Percent77.25%, 70.59%, 8.63%
CIE-L*CH72.61, 72.14, 97.03
XYZ39.49, 44.57, 7.28
CIE-L*UV72.61, 17.55, 76.70
xyY0.43, 0.49, 44.57
Hunter-Lab66.76, -11.24, 40.27
RYB16.01%, 77.25%, 8.63%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C5B416 on a dark background: contrast 9.91:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#C5B416 on a light background: contrast 2.12:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #C5B416, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#C5B416 · #EBDB4C · #73690D · #1627C5 · #4C5CEB

Analogous palette

#C51627 · #C55C16 · #C5B416 · #7FC516 · #27C516

Triadic palette

#C5B416 · #16C5B4 · #B416C5 · #EBDB4C · #4CEBDB

Tetradic palette

#C5B416 · #16C55C · #1627C5 · #C5167F · #73690D

Monochromatic palette

#3C3607 · #81750E · #C5B416 · #EAD83E · #F1E683

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