#C4BD9C Color

#C4BD9C is rgb(196, 189, 156) in RGB and hsl(49, 25%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Tan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C4BD9C

HEX#C4BD9C

RGBrgb(196, 189, 156)

HSLhsl(49, 25%, 69%)

HSVhsv(49, 20%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.045 97.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C4BD9C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.11:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C4BD9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C4BD9C Complementary#9CA3C4 Analogous#C4A99C Analogous#B7C49C Triadic#9CC4BC Triadic#BC9CC4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C4BD9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CBC5A9 #D3CEB6 #DBD6C2 #E4E1D2 #ECEADF #F4F2EC

Shades

#B3A980 #9F9460 #83794E #665F3D #49442C #292619

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