#C9A059 Color

#C9A059 is rgb(201, 160, 89) in RGB and hsl(38, 51%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkKhaki. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9A059

HEX#C9A059

RGBrgb(201, 160, 89)

HSLhsl(38, 51%, 57%)

HSVhsv(38, 56%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(72.9% 0.102 79.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 56%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9A059 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.43:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.66:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9A059 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9A059 Complementary#5982C9 Analogous#C96859 Analogous#BAC959 Triadic#59C9A0 Triadic#A059C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9A059, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D1AD71 #D8BB88 #E0C89F #E6D3B2 #EEE0C9 #F5EDE0

Shades

#BD8E3D #A27A34 #83622A #684E22 #493718 #2E230F

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