#C5B358Vegas Gold (#C5B358) is a light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 98°, lightness 0.76 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 | #C5B358 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 179, 88) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 48%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 55%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 55%, 23%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(72.8 -5.1 48.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.764 0.114 98) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Vegas Gold 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.
#cbae4f — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#cbb354 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#c5b358 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c5b45a — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Vegas Gold 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 2.11:1 and against black 9.96:1, 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.
#fff3b7 · #dbca76 · #c5b358 · #8d7d2b · #675903 · #423800
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.
#c5e5a7 · #c4cd7f · #c5b358 · #c0994d · #b58149 · #a66b4a
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.
#c5b358 · #7b9e81 · #84762a · #196a35 · #493e00 · #072d14
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.
#dbd6bd · #c5b358 · #9a9164 · #51569e · #3b340c · #1e1902
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eff1fd · #c5b358 · #9a9787 · #595a62 · #282516 · #010103
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.
#eff1fd · #c6c8d6 · #999baa · #1f2233 · #030210 · #c5b358
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eef1ff · #c5b358 · #8991ce · #4d5299 · #1d1c52 · #070400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eef1ff · #c5b358 · #689bcc · #6d468b · #002647 · #030009
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ddf7ff · #c5b358 · #4ba4bc · #823e70 · #400b35 · #000408
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d9faf6 · #c5b358 · #48a8a1 · #4d5299 · #48061c · #01000d
#CEBE70 · #D6C987 · #DFD49D · #E8E0B3 · #F1EBC8
#A2923F · #817326 · #61540A · #423800 · #251E00
#C1B36F · #BDB383 · #B9B395
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.