HEX atlas value

#C5D454

#C5D454 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 197, 212, 84, HSL 67, 60%, 58%, has luminance 0.596, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#C5D454 Sample readable text

HEX #C5D454

RGB rgb(197, 212, 84)

HSL hsl(67 60% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(7, 0, 60, 17)

Luminance 0.596

Contrast Black 12.92:1White 1.63:1

CSS

--color-c5d454: #C5D454;
.background-c5d454 { background-color: #C5D454; }
.text-c5d454 { color: #C5D454; }

Luminance0.596

Black text12.92:1AA Pass

White text1.63:1AA 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":"#C5D454","rgb":[197,212,84],"hsl":[67,60,58],"cmyk":[7,0,60,17],"luminance":0.596,"contrast":{"black":12.92,"white":1.63}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.92,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.63,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DEE79D","hex":"#DEE79D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.02,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D7EC3C","hex":"#D7EC3C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.95,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#85D454","hex":"#85D454","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.54,"contrastWhite":1.82,"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/c5d454.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6354D4","analogous":["#D4A354","#85D454"],"triadic":["#54C5D4","#D454C5"],"tetradic":["#54D4A3","#6354D4","#D45485"],"splitComplementary":["#5485D4","#A354D4"],"monochromatic":["#DEE79D","#C5D454","#95A329"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DEE79D","dark":"#95A329","saturated":"#D7EC3C","desaturated":"#B3BD6B","pastel":"#E3E7C0","neon":"#EBFF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":37.86819245752297},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":39.56008088970496},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":40.50925820105819},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":41.060930335295616},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":41.41255848169731}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C5D454

#C5D454 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #C5D454 is visually closest to Dark Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #BDB76B.

The RGB channels are 197, 212, and 84, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 67deg with 60% saturation and 58% 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 0.596, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 37.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.92:1AA Pass

White text1.63:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C5D454 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.92:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.63:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DEE79D#000000 text · best 16.02:1#DEE79D

#D7EC3C#000000 text · best 15.95:1#D7EC3C

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

#85D454#000000 text · best 11.54:1#85D454

Generated Palette

#C5D454#C5D454

#6354D4#6354D4

#D4A354#D4A354

#85D454#85D454

#DEE79D#DEE79D

#95A329#95A329

Color Harmonies

#6354D4#6354D4

#D4A354#D4A354

#85D454#85D454

#54C5D4#54C5D4

#D454C5#D454C5

Variants

#DEE79D#DEE79D

#95A329#95A329

#D7EC3C#D7EC3C

#B3BD6B#B3BD6B

#E3E7C0#E3E7C0

#EBFF52#EBFF52

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Pear#D1E231

Bamboo#C7B56E

Old Gold#CFB53B

Straw#E4D96F

#C5D454

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C5D454

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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