#C5B396 Color

#C5B396 is rgb(197, 179, 150) in RGB and hsl(37, 29%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Tan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C5B396

HEX#C5B396

RGBrgb(197, 179, 150)

HSLhsl(37, 29%, 68%)

HSVhsv(37, 24%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.045 79.7)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 24%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C5B396 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.05:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.26:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C5B396 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C5B396 Complementary#96A8C5 Analogous#C59B96 Analogous#C0C596 Triadic#96C5B3 Triadic#B396C5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C5B396, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CCBCA3 #D5C8B3 #DDD2C0 #E4DBCE #EBE5DB #F4F1EB

Shades

#B59E78 #A4885B #87704A #665438 #483C28 #2B2318

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