#C5B996 Color

#C5B996 is rgb(197, 185, 150) in RGB and hsl(45, 29%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Tan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C5B996

HEX#C5B996

RGBrgb(197, 185, 150)

HSLhsl(45, 29%, 68%)

HSVhsv(45, 24%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(78.7% 0.049 91.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 24%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C5B996 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.95:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.75:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C5B996 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C5B996 Complementary#96A2C5 Analogous#C5A296 Analogous#B9C596 Triadic#96C5B9 Triadic#B996C5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C5B996, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CCC2A3 #D5CDB3 #DDD6C0 #E4DECE #EBE7DB #F4F2EB

Shades

#B5A678 #A4925B #87784A #665B38 #484028 #2B2618

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