Information about #C5BC7C color

#C5BC7C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C5BC7C falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(197, 188, 124) — 77.3% red, 73.7% green, 48.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 29 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C5BC7C is a mildly saturated sunny yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Pastel Yellow (#C4BB7D). Slightly further away sit Yuma (#C7B882) and Pine Glade (#BDC07E).

The recipe behind #C5BC7C is rgb(197, 188, 124), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C5BC7C: 10.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. No one has named #C5BC7C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C5BC7C color variations

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#C5BC7C 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 #C5BC7C

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

Yuma color link
Yuma

#C7B882

Pine Glade color link
Pine Glade

#BDC07E

Pastel Olive color link
Pastel Olive

#BCBC82

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

Green Beige color link
Green Beige

#C9BB88

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Winter Hazel color link
Winter Hazel

#D0C383

ORPIN GOLD color link
ORPIN GOLD

#CEBE88

Nirvana color link
Nirvana

#C3BF8B

#C5BC7C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5BC7C
  • RGB197, 188, 124
  • CMYK0, 4, 29, 23
  • HSL53°, 39%, 63%
  • HSL Precise52.603°, 38.624%, 62.941%
  • HSV53°, 37%, 77%
  • HSB53°, 37%, 77%
  • HEX IDC5BC7C
  • DECIMAL ID12958844
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.6%
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