#C5CCB4

Closest named color: Ash Gray (#BFC8AD). oklch(83.3% 0.034 120.4), rgb(197, 204, 180).

Black text reads best on this color (12.67:1).

About this color

#C5CCB4 is a light, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 83%, its chroma 0.034 and its hue 120°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Ash Gray (#BFC8AD), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 12.67:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	light (83%)
Chroma	muted (0.034)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Ash Gray (#BFC8AD)
Black text	12.67:1
White text	1.65:1

Values

HEX	#C5CCB4
RGB	rgb(197, 204, 180)
HSL	hsl(78, 19%, 75%)
OKLCH	oklch(83.3% 0.034 120.4)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #C5CCB4	1.65:1	Fails	Lc -32.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #C5CCB4	12.67:1	AAA	Lc 74.8	Content text, not long reading
#C5CCB4 text on white	1.65:1	Fails	Lc 29.0	Dividers and decoration only
#C5CCB4 text on black	12.67:1	AAA	Lc -73.8	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#F5F6F3

oklch(97.2% 0.004 121.6)
Step 100
100

#E9EBE4

oklch(93.7% 0.01 119.6)
Step 200
200

#D7DBCE

oklch(88.5% 0.018 120.7)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#C5CCB4

oklch(83.3% 0.034 120.4)
Step 400
400

#9CA681

oklch(70.7% 0.053 120.1)
Step 500
500

#849061

oklch(63.1% 0.068 120)
Step 600
600

#6D7A47

oklch(55.6% 0.075 120.6)
Step 700
700

#5B6738

oklch(49.2% 0.07 120.8)
Step 800
800

#4B542F

oklch(42.8% 0.058 120.1)
Step 900
900

#3E452A

oklch(37.6% 0.044 120.4)
Step 950
950

#242919

oklch(27.1% 0.029 122.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#C5CCB4 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#CFC9B3	0.015
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#CFC9B5	0.016
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#C7C9C5	0.028
Achromatopsia (no color)	#C9C9C9	0.034