Information about #C5BB03 color

#C5BB03 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C5BB03 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(197, 187, 3) (77.3% red, 73.3% green, 1.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 4 / 76 / 23 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C5BB03 reads as a pure, full-strength golden yellow and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 practically indistinguishable from Olive Yellow (#C2B709). Slightly further away sit Vomit Yellow (#C7C10C) and Brownish Yellow (#C9B003).

In RGB terms — rgb(197, 187, 3) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C5BB03 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C5BB03 color variations

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

#C5BB03 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 #C5BB03

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

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

Vomit Yellow color link
Vomit Yellow

#C7C10C

Puke Yellow color link
Puke Yellow

#C2BE0E

Ugly Yellow color link
Ugly Yellow

#D0C101

Dirty Yellow color link
Dirty Yellow

#CDC50A

Tweet color link
Tweet

#D4BC00

Muddy Yellow color link
Muddy Yellow

#BFAC05

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Bile color link
Bile

#B5C306

Burnt Yellow color link
Burnt Yellow

#D5AB09

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5BB03
  • RGB197, 187, 3
  • CMYK0, 4, 76, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 187, 3)
  • HSL57°, 97%, 39%
  • HSL Precise56.907°, 97%, 39.216%
  • HSV57°, 98%, 77%
  • HSB57°, 98%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.012
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.733, 0.012)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.733, 0.012, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.733, 0.012)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB1.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDC5BB03
  • DECIMAL ID12958467
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01