Palettes / Colors / #C5B520

#C5B520 — Yellow

#C5B520 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#C5B520 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2031C5; it also sits naturally between #C56220 and #83C520. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 77% · Green 71% · Blue 13%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 84% · Key 23%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #C5B520

.text { color: #C5B520; }
.background { background-color: #C5B520; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C5B520; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(197, 181, 32); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 72%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C5B520; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(197, 181, 32, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C5B520; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(197, 181, 32, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C5B520">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C5B520">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C5B520

Tints of #C5B520

Tones of #C5B520

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2031C5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C5B520: #000000.

How #C5B520 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C5B520 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C5B51F  ·  #C5B521 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C5B520?

#C5B520 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 197, 181, 32). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C5B520?

#C5B520 is RGB 197, 181, 32 — HSL 54°, 72%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 84%, 23%.

What colors go with #C5B520?

Its complement is #2031C5; analogous partners are #C56220 and #83C520. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C5B520 for text?

Black text on #C5B520 has a contrast ratio of 10.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.