#C4A59C Color

#C4A59C is rgb(196, 165, 156) in RGB and hsl(13, 25%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Tan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C4A59C

HEX#C4A59C

RGBrgb(196, 165, 156)

HSLhsl(13, 25%, 69%)

HSVhsv(13, 20%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.039 36.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 20%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C4A59C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.28:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.21:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C4A59C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C4A59C Complementary#9CBBC4 Analogous#C49CA7 Analogous#C4B99C Triadic#9CC4A5 Triadic#A59CC4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C4A59C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CBB0A9 #D3BCB6 #DBC8C2 #E4D6D2 #ECE2DF #F4EEEC

Shades

#B38B80 #9F6D60 #835A4E #66463D #49322C #291C19

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