#C4A517 Color

#C4A517 is rgb(196, 165, 23) in RGB and hsl(49, 79%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Goldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C4A517

HEX#C4A517

RGBrgb(196, 165, 23)

HSLhsl(49, 79%, 43%)

HSVhsv(49, 88%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(72.8% 0.145 94.9)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 88%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C4A517 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.4:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.74:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C4A517 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C4A517 Complementary#1737C4 Analogous#C44E17 Analogous#8DC417 Triadic#17C4A5 Triadic#A517C4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C4A517, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E5C11F #E9CB44 #EDD568 #F1DE88 #F5E8AD #FAF2D1

Shades

#A98E14 #927A11 #77630E #60500B #443908 #2E2605

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