#C5A516 Color

#C5A516 is rgb(197, 165, 22) in RGB and hsl(49, 80%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Goldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C5A516

HEX#C5A516

RGBrgb(197, 165, 22)

HSLhsl(49, 80%, 43%)

HSVhsv(49, 89%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(72.9% 0.145 94.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 89%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C5A516 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.4:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.77:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C5A516 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C5A516 Complementary#1636C5 Analogous#C54D16 Analogous#8EC516 Triadic#16C5A5 Triadic#A516C5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C5A516, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E6C11E #EACB43 #EED568 #F2DE88 #F6E8AC #FAF2D1

Shades

#AA8E13 #937B10 #77640D #60510B #453A08 #2E2605

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