Information about #C5B5AE color
Basic facts about this digital color
#C5B5AE presents itself as a gently muted orange — one that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Half Joss (#C6B9AB). Nearby in the Register you will also find Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2) and Tide (#BFB8B0).
In RGB terms — rgb(197, 181, 174) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#C5B5AE color variations
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#C5B5AE color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#C5B5AE color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C5B5AE color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#C5B5AE color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#C5B5AE color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #C5B5AE color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #C5B5AE
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C6B9AB
#CAB5B2
#BFB8B0
#C4AEAD
#BFB3B2
#C3BCB0
#BFBAAF
#CDB5AF
#BEB9AD
#C2BCAB
#C2BCB1
#BEB1AC
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#C5B5AE
- RGB197, 181, 174
- CMYK0, 6, 9, 23
- CSSrgb(197, 181, 174)
- HSL18°, 17%, 73%
- HSL Precise18.261°, 16.547%, 72.745%
- HSV18°, 12%, 77%
- HSB18°, 12%, 77%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
- GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.710, 0.682)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.710, 0.682, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.710, 0.682)
- Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB71%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDC5B5AE
- DECIMAL ID12957102
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
