C5C19F

#C5C19F closest to Moth

#C5C19F is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Moth. In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 75.7% green and 62.4% blue (rgb(197, 193, 159)). Its HSL value is 54° hue, 25% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 19% yellow and 23% black. #C5C19F is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.50:1.

#C5C19F color conversion

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Variations of #C5C19F

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#C5C19F color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C5C19F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C5C19F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C9C1A0
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8BE9D
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7BF9E
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C9C1A0
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C8C1A0
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CBBCB8
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C7BFAB
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C1C0B8

#C5C19F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.83:1 Very poor#C5C19F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.50:1 Very good#C5C19F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C5C19F in CSS

/* Moth */
.color { color: #C5C19F; }
.background { background-color: #C5C19F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C5C19F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(197 193 159);
color: hsl(54 25% 70%);
color: oklch(0.805 0.046 101.8);

#C5C19F FAQ

What color is #C5C19F?

#C5C19F is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Moth. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C5C19F?

#C5C19F is rgb(197, 193, 159) in RGB, hsl(54, 25%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 19%, 23%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C5C19F?

The complementary color of #C5C19F is #9FA3C5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C5C19F?

Black text has the best contrast on #C5C19F: 11.50:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C5C19F a warm or cool color?

#C5C19F is a warm color.