HEX atlas value

#C2C5A0

#C2C5A0 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Travertine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 194, 197, 160, HSL 65, 24%, 70%, has luminance 0.5394, and belongs to the muted group.

yellow warm muted

#C2C5A0 Sample readable text

HEX #C2C5A0

RGB rgb(194, 197, 160)

HSL hsl(65 24% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(2, 0, 19, 23)

Luminance 0.5394

Contrast Black 11.79:1White 1.78:1

CSS

--color-c2c5a0: #C2C5A0;
.background-c2c5a0 { background-color: #C2C5A0; }
.text-c2c5a0 { color: #C2C5A0; }

Luminance0.5394

Black text11.79:1AA Pass

White text1.78:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#C2C5A0","rgb":[194,197,160],"hsl":[65,24,70],"cmyk":[2,0,19,23],"luminance":0.5394,"contrast":{"black":11.79,"white":1.78}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.79,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.78,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E7E8D9","hex":"#E7E8D9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.94,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D0D68F","hex":"#D0D68F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.7,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.72,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.02,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#AFC5A0","hex":"#AFC5A0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.32,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","muted yellow","Travertine adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c2c5a0.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A3A0C5","analogous":["#C5B6A0","#AFC5A0"],"triadic":["#A0C2C5","#C5A0C2"],"tetradic":["#A0C5B6","#A3A0C5","#C5A0AF"],"splitComplementary":["#A0AFC5","#B6A0C5"],"monochromatic":["#E7E8D9","#C2C5A0","#9DA267"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E7E8D9","dark":"#9DA267","saturated":"#D0D68F","desaturated":"#B4B4B1","pastel":"#F3F3F1","neon":"#F6FF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":20.615528128088304},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":22.11334438749598},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":27.27636339397171},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":27.313000567495326},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":27.477263328068172}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C2C5A0

#C2C5A0 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted visual character. #C2C5A0 is visually closest to Travertine, a named orange color with HEX #D6C1A3.

The RGB channels are 194, 197, and 160, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 65deg with 24% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.5394, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.62, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.79:1AA Pass

White text1.78:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C2C5A0 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.79:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.78:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E7E8D9#000000 text · best 16.94:1#E7E8D9

#D0D68F#000000 text · best 13.7:1#D0D68F

Mica#000000 text · best 12.72:1#D8C7B0

Travertine#000000 text · best 12.02:1#D6C1A3

#AFC5A0#000000 text · best 11.32:1#AFC5A0

Generated Palette

#C2C5A0#C2C5A0

#A3A0C5#A3A0C5

#C5B6A0#C5B6A0

#AFC5A0#AFC5A0

#E7E8D9#E7E8D9

#9DA267#9DA267

Color Harmonies

#A3A0C5#A3A0C5

#C5B6A0#C5B6A0

#AFC5A0#AFC5A0

#A0C2C5#A0C2C5

#C5A0C2#C5A0C2

Variants

#E7E8D9#E7E8D9

#9DA267#9DA267

#D0D68F#D0D68F

#B4B4B1#B4B4B1

#F3F3F1#F3F3F1

#F6FF8F#F6FF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Travertine#D6C1A3

Pumice#BAC0B4

Mica#D8C7B0

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

#C2C5A0

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C2C5A0

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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