#c5ae1a Color Information

#c5ae1a Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #c5ae1a. In RGB, it consists of 77.3% Red, 68.2% Green, and 10.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 11.7% Magenta, 86.8% Yellow, and 22.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 51.9°, with saturation of 76.7% and lightness of 43.7%. The decimal value for #c5ae1a is 12955162, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9933. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #c5ae1a is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#c5ae1a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color197, 174, 26 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color77.3%, 68.2%, 10.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.227, 0.318, 0.898 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.117, 0.868, 0.227 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color51.9°, 76.7%, 43.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color51.9°, 86.8%, 77.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color38.349, 42.217, 7.105 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color53, 197, 26 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12955162 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color71.020, -5.622, 69.517 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)71.020, 69.744, 94.624 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color71.020, 21.728, 73.862 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color64.975, -8.354, 38.999 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.437, 0.482, 42.217 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291145242 / 0xffc5ae1a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc9933 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #c5ae1a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #c5ae1a, its pure hue is 51.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 76.7%, and its lightness is 43.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #c5ae1a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #191603 to #ac9817.

Tints of #c5ae1a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #c5ae1a, its pure hue is 51.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 76.7%, and its lightness is 43.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #c5ae1a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ccb837 to #f8f5e2.

Tones of #c5ae1a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #c5ae1a, its pure hue is 51.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 76.7%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #c5ae1a, which range from #707070 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #dfc100 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #c5ae1a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #c5ae1a! For #c5ae1a, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #c5ae1a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #c5ae1a

This color, #c5ae1a, consists of 77.3% Red, 68.2% Green, and 10.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 197, Green = 174, Blue = 26. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #c5ae1a is 0% Cyan, 11.7% Magenta, 86.8% Yellow, and 22.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R77.3%
C0.0%
G68.2%
M11.7%
B10.2%
Y86.8%
K22.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 197 174 26
Octal 305 256 32
Hexa #c5 #ae #1a
Binary 11000101 10101110 00011010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 11 86 22
Octal 0 13 126 26
Hexa #00 #0b #56 #16
Binary 00000000 00001011 01010110 00010110

Analogous Colors of #c5ae1a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #c5ae1a — which has hue 51.9° — its analogous colors are located at 21.9° and 81.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c5ae1a.

Triadic Colors of #c5ae1a

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #c5ae1a — which has hue 51.9° — its triadic colors are located at 51.9° and 291.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c5ae1a.

Complementary Color of #c5ae1a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #c5ae1a — which has hue 51.9° — its complementary color is located at 231.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c5ae1a.

Split Complementary Colors of #c5ae1a

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #c5ae1a — which has hue 51.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 51.9° and 261.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c5ae1a.

Tetradic Colors of #c5ae1a

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #c5ae1a — which has hue 51.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 321.9°, 51.9°, 141.9°, and 231.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c5ae1a.

Monochromatic Colors of #c5ae1a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #c5ae1a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #5c5214 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f5e05a (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #c5ae1a

We want to make getting started with #c5ae1a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #c5ae1a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #c5ae1a can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #c5ae1a with other HTML elements.

#c5ae1a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #c5ae1a.
<span style="color: #c5ae1a;">The color of this text is #c5ae1a.</span>

#c5ae1a Background Color

The background color for this text is #c5ae1a.
<div style="background-color: #c5ae1a; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #c5ae1a.</div>

#c5ae1a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #c5ae1a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #c5ae1a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #c5ae1a.</span>

#c5ae1a Border Color

This is a div with border color #c5ae1a.
<div style="border: #c5ae1a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #c5ae1a.</div>

#c5ae1a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #c5ae1a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c5ae1a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c5ae1a on a white background.</div></div>

#c5ae1a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #c5ae1a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c5ae1a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c5ae1a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #c5ae1a to White

This is a gradient from #c5ae1a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c5ae1a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c5ae1a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c5ae1a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c5ae1a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c5ae1a to white.</div>

Gradient from #c5ae1a to Black

This is a gradient from #c5ae1a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c5ae1a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c5ae1a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c5ae1a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c5ae1a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c5ae1a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #c5ae1a

In addition to using #c5ae1a on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #c5ae1a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #c5ae1a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 197, Green = 174, Blue = 26). If you need details about the color coordinates of #c5ae1a in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #c5ae1a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(197, 174, 26)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #c5ae1a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #c5ae1a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #c5ae1a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(197, 174, 26);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#c5ae1a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:197, green:174, blue:26, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:197 green:174 blue:26 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(197f, 174f, 26f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(197, 174, 26);
 

#c5ae1a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #c5ae1a the same way. For those with color blindness, #c5ae1a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #c5ae1a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #c5ae1a is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #c5ae1a looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #c5ae1a will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #c5ae1a is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.2:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text