#C5BC9B Color

#C5BC9B is rgb(197, 188, 155) in RGB and hsl(47, 27%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Tan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C5BC9B

HEX#C5BC9B

RGBrgb(197, 188, 155)

HSLhsl(47, 27%, 69%)

HSVhsv(47, 21%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.046 94.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 21%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C5BC9B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C5BC9B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C5BC9B Complementary#9BA4C5 Analogous#C5A79B Analogous#B9C59B Triadic#9BC5BC Triadic#BC9BC5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C5BC9B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CDC5A8 #D4CDB5 #DCD6C1 #E5E1D2 #ECE9DF #F4F2EC

Shades

#B5A97D #A2935D #85794C #685E3C #4A442B #2A2618

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