#C9A040 Color

#C9A040 is rgb(201, 160, 64) in RGB and hsl(42, 56%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9A040

HEX#C9A040

RGBrgb(201, 160, 64)

HSLhsl(42, 56%, 52%)

HSVhsv(42, 68%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.122 85.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 68%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9A040 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.45:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.59:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9A040 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9A040 Complementary#4069C9 Analogous#C95B40 Analogous#AEC940 Triadic#40C9A0 Triadic#A040C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9A040, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D1AE5C #D8BA74 #E0C890 #E6D3A7 #EEE1C3 #F5EDDB

Shades

#B38C32 #97772B #7B6123 #634E1C #483814 #2C220C

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