#C9B9A1 Color

#C9B9A1 is rgb(201, 185, 161) in RGB and hsl(36, 27%, 71%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Tan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9B9A1

HEX#C9B9A1

RGBrgb(201, 185, 161)

HSLhsl(36, 27%, 71%)

HSVhsv(36, 20%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.038 78.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 20%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9B9A1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.92:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.94:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9B9A1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9B9A1 Complementary#A1B1C9 Analogous#C9A5A1 Analogous#C5C9A1 Triadic#A1C9B9 Triadic#B9A1C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9B9A1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D0C3AE #D8CCBB #DFD6C8 #E5DDD2 #ECE7DF #F4F1EC

Shades

#B6A181 #A68B64 #88714E #6B593D #4A3E2B #2D261A

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