HEX atlas value

#C5C4A0

#C5C4A0 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Travertine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 197, 196, 160, HSL 58, 24%, 70%, has luminance 0.5389, and belongs to the muted group.

yellow warm muted

#C5C4A0 Sample readable text

HEX #C5C4A0

RGB rgb(197, 196, 160)

HSL hsl(58 24% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 1, 19, 23)

Luminance 0.5389

Contrast Black 11.78:1White 1.78:1

CSS

--color-c5c4a0: #C5C4A0;
.background-c5c4a0 { background-color: #C5C4A0; }
.text-c5c4a0 { color: #C5C4A0; }

Luminance0.5389

Black text11.78:1AA 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":"#C5C4A0","rgb":[197,196,160],"hsl":[58,24,70],"cmyk":[0,1,19,23],"luminance":0.5389,"contrast":{"black":11.78,"white":1.78}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.78,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.78,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E8E7D9","hex":"#E8E7D9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.86,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D6D38F","hex":"#D6D38F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.57,"contrastWhite":1.55,"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":"#B4C5A0","hex":"#B4C5A0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.43,"contrastWhite":1.84,"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/c5c4a0.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":"#A0A1C5","analogous":["#C5B1A0","#B4C5A0"],"triadic":["#A0C5C4","#C4A0C5"],"tetradic":["#A0C5B1","#A0A1C5","#C5A0B4"],"splitComplementary":["#A0B4C5","#B1A0C5"],"monochromatic":["#E8E7D9","#C5C4A0","#A2A067"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E8E7D9","dark":"#A2A067","saturated":"#D6D38F","desaturated":"#B4B4B1","pastel":"#F3F3F1","neon":"#FFFB8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":17.52141546793523},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":23.173260452512935},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":25.019992006393608},{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":28.722813232690143},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":28.948229652260256}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C5C4A0

#C5C4A0 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted visual character. #C5C4A0 is visually closest to Travertine, a named orange color with HEX #D6C1A3.

The RGB channels are 197, 196, and 160, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 58deg 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 0.5389, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.52, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.78:1AA 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 #C5C4A0 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.78:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.78:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E8E7D9#000000 text · best 16.86:1#E8E7D9

#D6D38F#000000 text · best 13.57:1#D6D38F

Mica#000000 text · best 12.72:1#D8C7B0

Travertine#000000 text · best 12.02:1#D6C1A3

#B4C5A0#000000 text · best 11.43:1#B4C5A0

Generated Palette

#C5C4A0#C5C4A0

#A0A1C5#A0A1C5

#C5B1A0#C5B1A0

#B4C5A0#B4C5A0

#E8E7D9#E8E7D9

#A2A067#A2A067

Color Harmonies

#A0A1C5#A0A1C5

#C5B1A0#C5B1A0

#B4C5A0#B4C5A0

#A0C5C4#A0C5C4

#C4A0C5#C4A0C5

Variants

#E8E7D9#E8E7D9

#A2A067#A2A067

#D6D38F#D6D38F

#B4B4B1#B4B4B1

#F3F3F1#F3F3F1

#FFFB8F#FFFB8F

Nearest Named Colors

Travertine#D6C1A3

Pumice#BAC0B4

Mica#D8C7B0

Tan#D2B48C

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

#C5C4A0

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C5C4A0

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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