#C9A459 Color

#C9A459 is rgb(201, 164, 89) in RGB and hsl(40, 51%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkKhaki. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9A459

HEX#C9A459

RGBrgb(201, 164, 89)

HSLhsl(40, 51%, 57%)

HSVhsv(40, 56%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.103 83.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 56%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9A459 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.35:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.94:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9A459 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9A459 Complementary#597FC9 Analogous#C96C59 Analogous#B7C959 Triadic#59C9A4 Triadic#A459C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9A459, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D1B171 #D8BD88 #E0CA9F #E6D5B2 #EEE1C9 #F5EEE0

Shades

#BD923D #A27D34 #83652A #685122 #493918 #2E240F

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