#C5A249 Color

#C5A249 is rgb(197, 162, 73) in RGB and hsl(43, 52%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C5A249

HEX#C5A249

RGBrgb(197, 162, 73)

HSLhsl(43, 52%, 53%)

HSVhsv(43, 63%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(72.7% 0.115 87.7)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 63%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C5A249 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.43:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.64:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C5A249 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C5A249 Complementary#496CC5 Analogous#C56449 Analogous#AAC549 Triadic#49C5A2 Triadic#A249C5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C5A249, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CDAE60 #D5BC7B #DDC892 #E5D6AE #EDE1C5 #F5EFE0

Shades

#B29038 #977A30 #7C6427 #614E1F #463816 #2B220D

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