Information about #C5B28A color

#C5B28A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C5B28A falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(197, 178, 138) — 77.3% red, 69.8% green, 54.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 23 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C5B28A is a moderately toned amber-leaning orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Khaki Traditional (#C4B289). Slightly further away sit Matchstick (#C3B38D) and Putty (#BEAE8A).

In RGB terms — rgb(197, 178, 138) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C5B28A: 10.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C5B28A color variations

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

#C5B28A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C5B28A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C5B28A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C5B28A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C5B28A 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #C5B28A

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

Khaki Traditional color link
Khaki Traditional

#C4B289

Matchstick color link
Matchstick

#C3B38D

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Canterbury Clay color link
Canterbury Clay

#C6AE83

Underside Of Willow Leaves color link
Underside Of Willow Leaves

#BCB58C

Triple Fossil color link
Triple Fossil

#BEB291

Green Beige color link
Green Beige

#C9BB88

Yuma color link
Yuma

#C7B882

Half Doeskin color link
Half Doeskin

#C1AF93

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

Pale Khaki color link
Pale Khaki

#BFAF92

Sage color link
Sage

#BCB88A

#C5B28A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5B28A
  • RGB197, 178, 138
  • CMYK0, 7, 23, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 178, 138)
  • HSL41°, 34%, 66%
  • HSL Precise40.678°, 33.714%, 65.686%
  • HSV41°, 30%, 77%
  • HSB41°, 30%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.698, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.698, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.698, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC5B28A
  • DECIMAL ID12956298
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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