HEX atlas value

#C5C5B5

#C5C5B5 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pumice. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 197, 197, 181, HSL 60, 12%, 74%, has luminance 0.5514, and belongs to the muted group.

yellow warm muted

#C5C5B5 Sample readable text

HEX #C5C5B5

RGB rgb(197, 197, 181)

HSL hsl(60 12% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 8, 23)

Luminance 0.5514

Contrast Black 12.03:1White 1.75:1

CSS

--color-c5c5b5: #C5C5B5;
.background-c5c5b5 { background-color: #C5C5B5; }
.text-c5c5b5 { color: #C5C5B5; }

Luminance0.5514

Black text12.03:1AA Pass

White text1.75:1AA 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":"#C5C5B5","rgb":[197,197,181],"hsl":[60,12,74],"cmyk":[0,0,8,23],"luminance":0.5514,"contrast":{"black":12.03,"white":1.75}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.03,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.75,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EDEDE8","hex":"#EDEDE8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.88,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D3D3A6","hex":"#D3D3A6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.64,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.06,"contrastWhite":1.61,"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":"#BDC5B5","hex":"#BDC5B5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.82,"contrastWhite":1.78,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","muted yellow","Pumice 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/c5c5b5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/silver.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B5B5C5","analogous":["#C5BDB5","#BDC5B5"],"triadic":["#B5C5C5","#C5B5C5"],"tetradic":["#B5C5BD","#B5B5C5","#C5B5BD"],"splitComplementary":["#B5BDC5","#BDB5C5"],"monochromatic":["#EDEDE8","#C5C5B5","#9C9C81"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EDEDE8","dark":"#9C9C81","saturated":"#D3D3A6","desaturated":"#BDBDBD","pastel":"#FCFCFC","neon":"#FFFFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":12.12435565298214},{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":13.076696830622021},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":19.748417658131498},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":19.87460691435179},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":20.248456731316587}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C5C5B5

#C5C5B5 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted visual character. #C5C5B5 is visually closest to Pumice, a named green color with HEX #BAC0B4.

The RGB channels are 197, 197, and 181, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 60deg with 12% saturation and 74% 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 0.5514, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.03:1AA Pass

White text1.75:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C5C5B5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.03:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.75:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EDEDE8#000000 text · best 17.88:1#EDEDE8

#D3D3A6#000000 text · best 13.64:1#D3D3A6

Oat#000000 text · best 13.06:1#D8CAB8

Mica#000000 text · best 12.72:1#D8C7B0

#BDC5B5#000000 text · best 11.82:1#BDC5B5

Generated Palette

#C5C5B5#C5C5B5

#B5B5C5#B5B5C5

#C5BDB5#C5BDB5

#BDC5B5#BDC5B5

#EDEDE8#EDEDE8

#9C9C81#9C9C81

Color Harmonies

#B5B5C5#B5B5C5

#C5BDB5#C5BDB5

#BDC5B5#BDC5B5

#B5C5C5#B5C5C5

#C5B5C5#C5B5C5

Variants

#EDEDE8#EDEDE8

#9C9C81#9C9C81

#D3D3A6#D3D3A6

#BDBDBD#BDBDBD

#FCFCFC#FCFCFC

#FFFFA3#FFFFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Pumice#BAC0B4

Silver#C0C0C0

Mica#D8C7B0

Oat#D8CAB8

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

#C5C5B5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C5C5B5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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