#C5B159 Color

#C5B159 is rgb(197, 177, 89) in RGB and hsl(49, 48%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkKhaki. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C5B159

HEX#C5B159

RGBrgb(197, 177, 89)

HSLhsl(49, 48%, 56%)

HSVhsv(49, 55%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(75.9% 0.111 96.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 55%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C5B159 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.14:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.81:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C5B159 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C5B159 Complementary#596DC5 Analogous#C57B59 Analogous#A3C559 Triadic#59C5B1 Triadic#B159C5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C5B159, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CDBC70 #D5C686 #DDD19D #E4DCB4 #ECE6CA #F4F1E1

Shades

#B9A341 #9B8836 #80712D #625622 #483F19 #2A250F

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