All About Color #C5C596

#C5C596

About #C5C596

#C5C596 is a light yellow color with the hex code #C5C596. In RGB it is red 197, green 197, blue 150; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 29%, lightness 68%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 24%, 23%. Its contrast ratio is 1.78:1 on white and 11.80:1 on black.

#C5C596 Color Conversion

Hex tripletC5, C5, 96
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 23.86%, 22.75%
RGB Decimal197, 197, 150
HSL60°, 29%, 68%
RGB Octal305, 305, 226
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 23.86%, 77.25%
RGB Binary11000101, 11000101, 10010110
CIE-L*AB78.46, -7.63, 23.66
RGB Percent77.25%, 77.25%, 58.82%
CIE-L*CH78.46, 24.86, 107.88
XYZ48.50, 54.00, 36.72
CIE-L*UV78.46, 2.47, 34.08
xyY0.35, 0.39, 54.00
Hunter-Lab73.49, -10.81, 21.81
RYB58.82%, 77.25%, 58.82%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C5C596 on a dark background: contrast 11.80:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#C5C596 on a light background: contrast 1.78:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #C5C596, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#C5C596 · #E6E6D1 · #A4A45B · #9696C5 · #D1D1E6

Analogous palette

#C59696 · #C5AD96 · #C5C596 · #ADC596 · #96C596

Triadic palette

#C5C596 · #96C5C5 · #C596C5 · #E6E6D1 · #D1E6E6

Tetradic palette

#C5C596 · #96C5AD · #9696C5 · #C596AD · #A4A45B

Monochromatic palette

#7D7D45 · #AAAA64 · #C5C596 · #E0E0C7 · #F6F6EF

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