#C4A540 Color

#C4A540 is rgb(196, 165, 64) in RGB and hsl(46, 53%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C4A540

HEX#C4A540

RGBrgb(196, 165, 64)

HSLhsl(46, 53%, 51%)

HSVhsv(46, 67%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(73.1% 0.123 91.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 67%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C4A540 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.39:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.8:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C4A540 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C4A540 Complementary#405FC4 Analogous#C46340 Analogous#A1C440 Triadic#40C4A5 Triadic#A540C4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C4A540, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CDB25B #D4BD73 #DCCA8E #E5D7A9 #EDE4C4 #F4EFDC

Shades

#AC9035 #947C2E #796525 #5E4E1D #423814 #2B240D

Use #C4A540 in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex