#C5A816 Color

#C5A816 is rgb(197, 168, 22) in RGB and hsl(50, 80%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Goldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C5A816

HEX#C5A816

RGBrgb(197, 168, 22)

HSLhsl(50, 80%, 43%)

HSVhsv(50, 89%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(73.6% 0.147 96.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 89%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C5A816 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.34:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.99:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C5A816 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C5A816 Complementary#1633C5 Analogous#C55016 Analogous#8BC516 Triadic#16C5A8 Triadic#A816C5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C5A816, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E6C51E #EACE43 #EED868 #F2E088 #F6EAAC #FAF3D1

Shades

#AA9113 #937D10 #77660D #60520B #453B08 #2E2705

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