#C5A049Goldbricker (#C5A049) is a light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 86°, lightness 0.72 and chroma 0.114. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #C5A049 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 160, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 52%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 63%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19%, 63%, 23%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(67.6 3.9 49.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.723 0.114 86) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Goldbricker shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ca9b40 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#caa046 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#c5a049 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c5a14b — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Goldbricker in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.47:1 and against black 8.5:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fff0d1 · #e7c579 · #c5a049 · #987825 · #715400 · #483500
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#c6d491 · #c5bb6c · #c5a049 · #bc8745 · #ae7046 · #9c5c49
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c5a049 · #768f6e · #826519 · #2a5b15 · #433000 · #0a2203
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#fdeac1 · #d2c7b0 · #c5a049 · #958258 · #395396 · #322811
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf2fd · #c5a049 · #90897b · #50535a · #282112 · #000103
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#edf2fd · #c3c9d6 · #959caa · #1b2233 · #01030f · #c5a049
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ecf2ff · #c5a049 · #7088c2 · #354f91 · #0c1c4f · #0a0400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b4e1d6 · #c5a049 · #9b7dcf · #475d70 · #293552 · #0e1003
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d8f9fd · #c5a049 · #3799a5 · #723974 · #380a3a · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dbfaf1 · #c5a049 · #439c88 · #354f91 · #420323 · #00000e
#CFAE64 · #D8BC7E · #E2CA96 · #EBD8AE · #F5E6C6
#A38232 · #83661A · #644A00 · #443200 · #271A00
#BEA262 · #B8A376 · #B1A488
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.