#C9A587 Color

#C9A587 is rgb(201, 165, 135) in RGB and hsl(27, 38%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Tan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9A587

HEX#C9A587

RGBrgb(201, 165, 135)

HSLhsl(27, 38%, 66%)

HSVhsv(27, 33%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.059 61.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 33%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9A587 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.28:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.22:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9A587 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9A587 Complementary#87ACC9 Analogous#C9878B Analogous#C9C687 Triadic#87C9A5 Triadic#A587C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9A587, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D1B299 #D7BDA7 #DFCAB9 #E6D5C7 #EEE2D8 #F4ECE6

Shades

#BB8D68 #A9764C #89603E #6D4C31 #4D3623 #2E2015

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