All About Color #C5C520

#C5C520

About #C5C520

#C5C520 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #C5C520. In RGB it is red 197, green 197, blue 32; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 72%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 84%, 23%. Its contrast ratio is 1.85:1 on white and 11.38:1 on black.

#C5C520 Color Conversion

Hex tripletC5, C5, 20
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 83.76%, 22.75%
RGB Decimal197, 197, 32
HSL60°, 72%, 45%
RGB Octal305, 305, 40
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 83.76%, 77.25%
RGB Binary11000101, 11000101, 100000
CIE-L*AB77.23, -17.25, 73.27
RGB Percent77.25%, 77.25%, 12.55%
CIE-L*CH77.23, 75.27, 103.24
XYZ43.25, 51.91, 9.11
CIE-L*UV77.23, 5.93, 82.14
xyY0.41, 0.50, 51.91
Hunter-Lab72.05, -18.92, 42.94
RYB12.55%, 77.25%, 12.55%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C5C520 on a dark background: contrast 11.38:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#C5C520 on a light background: contrast 1.85:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #C5C520, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#C5C520 · #E5E55D · #767613 · #2020C5 · #5D5DE5

Analogous palette

#C52020 · #C57320 · #C5C520 · #73C520 · #20C520

Triadic palette

#C5C520 · #20C5C5 · #C520C5 · #E5E55D · #5DE5E5

Tetradic palette

#C5C520 · #20C573 · #2020C5 · #C52073 · #767613

Monochromatic palette

#42420B · #848415 · #C5C520 · #E2E250 · #EDED91

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