HEX atlas value

#C5CD70

#C5CD70 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 197, 205, 112, HSL 65, 48%, 62%, has luminance 0.567, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#C5CD70 Sample readable text

HEX #C5CD70

RGB rgb(197, 205, 112)

HSL hsl(65 48% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(4, 0, 45, 20)

Luminance 0.567

Contrast Black 12.34:1White 1.7:1

CSS

--color-c5cd70: #C5CD70;
.background-c5cd70 { background-color: #C5CD70; }
.text-c5cd70 { color: #C5CD70; }

Luminance0.567

Black text12.34:1AA Pass

White text1.7:1AA 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":"#C5CD70","rgb":[197,205,112],"hsl":[65,48,62],"cmyk":[4,0,45,20],"luminance":0.567,"contrast":{"black":12.34,"white":1.7}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.34,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.7,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E0E4B4","hex":"#E0E4B4","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.93,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D7E25A","hex":"#D7E25A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.92,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#96CD70","hex":"#96CD70","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.26,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.26,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Dark Khaki adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c5cd70.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7770CD","analogous":["#CDA670","#96CD70"],"triadic":["#70C5CD","#CD70C5"],"tetradic":["#70CDA6","#7770CD","#CD7096"],"splitComplementary":["#7096CD","#A670CD"],"monochromatic":["#E0E4B4","#C5CD70","#9DA63A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E0E4B4","dark":"#9DA63A","saturated":"#D7E25A","desaturated":"#B3B785","pastel":"#E7E9D3","neon":"#F2FF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":23.93741840717165},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":24.166091947189145},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":26.267851073127396},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":31.51190251317746},{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":31.52776554086889}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C5CD70

#C5CD70 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #C5CD70 is visually closest to Dark Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #BDB76B.

The RGB channels are 197, 205, and 112, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 65deg with 48% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.567, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.94, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.34:1AA Pass

White text1.7:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C5CD70 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.34:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.7:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E0E4B4#000000 text · best 15.93:1#E0E4B4

#D7E25A#000000 text · best 14.92:1#D7E25A

#96CD70#000000 text · best 11.26:1#96CD70

Champagne Gold#000000 text · best 11.04:1#D6B971

Bamboo#000000 text · best 10.26:1#C7B56E

Generated Palette

#C5CD70#C5CD70

#7770CD#7770CD

#CDA670#CDA670

#96CD70#96CD70

#E0E4B4#E0E4B4

#9DA63A#9DA63A

Color Harmonies

#7770CD#7770CD

#CDA670#CDA670

#96CD70#96CD70

#70C5CD#70C5CD

#CD70C5#CD70C5

Variants

#E0E4B4#E0E4B4

#9DA63A#9DA63A

#D7E25A#D7E25A

#B3B785#B3B785

#E7E9D3#E7E9D3

#F2FF66#F2FF66

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Bamboo#C7B56E

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Sandstone#C9AE74

Ecru#C2B280

#C5CD70

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C5CD70

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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