Dark Goldenrod (Yellow)

#C5A402

RGB: 197, 164, 2

Color OverviewHEX #C5A402

#C5A402 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #C5A402 is composed of 77% red, 64% green, and 1% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 50°, saturation of 98%, and lightness of 39%.

HEX

#C5A402

RGB

197, 164, 2

HSL

50°, 98%, 39%

HSV

50°, 99%, 77%

CMYK

0%, 17%, 99%, 23%

Name Match

Dark Goldenrod

Closest Standard

Shades of #C5A402 (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #C5A402 (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #C5A402 (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #C5A402

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #C5A402 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.42 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #C5A402 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):8.69 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #C5A402;
}

.element {
  color: #C5A402;
  background-color: #C5A402;
  border-color: #C5A402;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#C5A402] text-[#C5A402] border-[#C5A402]">
  Content styled with #C5A402
</div>