#C5C496 Color

#C5C496 is rgb(197, 196, 150) in RGB and hsl(59, 29%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Tan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C5C496

HEX#C5C496

RGBrgb(197, 196, 150)

HSLhsl(59, 29%, 68%)

HSVhsv(59, 24%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(81% 0.062 106.7)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 24%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C5C496 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.79:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C5C496 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C5C496 Complementary#9697C5 Analogous#C5AD96 Analogous#AEC596 Triadic#96C5C4 Triadic#C496C5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C5C496, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CCCCA3 #D5D5B3 #DDDCC0 #E4E3CE #EBEBDB #F4F4EB

Shades

#B5B478 #A4A35B #87864A #666538 #484828 #2B2A18

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