#C4A231 Color

#C4A231 is rgb(196, 162, 49) in RGB and hsl(46, 60%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Goldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C4A231

HEX#C4A231

RGBrgb(196, 162, 49)

HSLhsl(46, 60%, 48%)

HSVhsv(46, 75%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(72.4% 0.132 91.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 75%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C4A231 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.45:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C4A231 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C4A231 Complementary#3153C4 Analogous#C45831 Analogous#9DC431 Triadic#31C4A2 Triadic#A231C4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C4A231, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D1B147 #D8BD64 #DFC981 #E8D7A1 #EFE3BE #F6EFDA

Shades

#AB8D2B #8F7624 #76621E #5E4D17 #453911 #29220A

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