YELLOW

Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Conversions

HEX#C5B358

RGBrgb(197, 179, 88)

HSLhsl(50, 48%, 56%)

HSVhsv(50, 55%, 77%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 55%, 23%)

Copy CSS

color: #c5b358;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(197, 179, 88);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(50, 48%, 56%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 2.11 : 1

On ink blackPass · 9.08 : 1

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About Vegas Gold

Vegas Gold is the hex color #C5B358, which translates to rgb(197, 179, 88) in RGB and hsl(50, 48%, 56%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 50 degrees, with a saturation of 48 percent and a lightness of 56 percent. That combination puts Vegas Gold in the workable middle of the yellow family, neither pastel nor fully saturated.

How Vegas Gold compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is darkkhaki (#BDB76B), a CIE76 distance of 9.6 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is amber-200 (#FEE685), at a distance of 18.8. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Old Gold at 14.3. Sorted by lightness, Vegas Gold is number 8 of the 18 yellow colors here.

Text on Vegas Gold

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Vegas Gold, led by Ink black at 9.08:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Vegas Gold already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Vegas Gold. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	4.89:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	1.70:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Vegas Gold

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Vegas Gold for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Vegas Gold

Format	Value
HEX	#C5B358
RGB	rgb(197, 179, 88)
HSL	hsl(50, 48%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(50, 55%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 9%, 55%, 23%)
OKLCH	oklch(76.35% 0.1138 98.31)
CIELAB	lab(72.77 -5.12 48.12)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.