Information about #C5AD13 color

#C5AD13 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C5AD13 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(197, 173, 19) — 77.3% red, 67.8% green, 7.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 70 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C5AD13 reads as a energetic, saturated yellow and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Cookie Brown (#C7A317). Nearby in the Register you will also find Olive Yellow (#C2B709) and Muddy Yellow (#BFAC05).

In RGB terms — rgb(197, 173, 19) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. No one has named #C5AD13 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C5AD13 color variations

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#C5AD13 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 #C5AD13

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

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

Muddy Yellow color link
Muddy Yellow

#BFAC05

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Puke Yellow color link
Puke Yellow

#C2BE0E

Burnt Yellow color link
Burnt Yellow

#D5AB09

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Orange Gold color link
Orange Gold

#D4A017

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

#C5AD13 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5AD13
  • RGB197, 173, 19
  • CMYK0, 9, 70, 23
  • HSL52°, 82%, 42%
  • HSL Precise51.91°, 82.407%, 42.353%
  • HSV52°, 90%, 77%
  • HSB52°, 90%, 77%
  • HEX IDC5AD13
  • DECIMAL ID12954899
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.5%
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