Vegas Gold (#C5B358)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.11:1 — vs black: 9.96:1

Color values

  • HEX #C5B358
  • RGB rgb(197, 179, 88)
  • HSL hsl(50, 48%, 55%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 9, 55, 23 )
  • Websafe #CCCC66
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Tags

Mood

Earthy (185)

Style

Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Logo (175)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C5B358 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Vegas Gold
#C5B358 Base
#586AC5
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Vegas Gold
#C5B358 Base
#C57D58
#A1C558
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Vegas Gold
#C5B358 Base
#58C5B3
#B358C5
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Vegas Gold
#C5B358 Base
#58A1C5
#7D58C5
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Vegas Gold
#C5B358 Base
#58C57D
#586AC5
#C558A1
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Vegas Gold
#C5B358 Base
#625722
#9B8A36
#B5A23F
#D0C176
#D9CD91
#ECE7CA
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Vegas Gold, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #131107
— #393314
— #605621
— #86782F
— #AD9A3C
Vegas Gold #C5B358 Base
— #CFC076
— #DACE93
— #E4DBB1
— #EEE9CE
— #F8F6EC
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #C5B358. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #C5B358;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #C5B358;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #C5B358;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #C5B358,
        #586AC5
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #C5B358,
        #586AC5
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$vegas-gold: #C5B358;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$vegas-gold-r: 197;
$vegas-gold-g: 179;
$vegas-gold-b: 88;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $vegas-gold;
    color: rgba($vegas-gold-r, $vegas-gold-g, $vegas-gold-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Vegas Gold appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #C5B358 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #B8B857 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #B5B558 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #CCABAB Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #B3B3B3 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Vegas Gold ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Vegas Gold #C5B358 Base
Brass #B5A642 ΔE 4.23
Dark Khaki #BDB76B ΔE 4.39
Old Gold #CFB53B ΔE 4.42
Olive Green #BAB86C ΔE 5.44

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.