#C9C487 Color

#C9C487 is rgb(201, 196, 135) in RGB and hsl(55, 38%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Tan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9C487

HEX#C9C487

RGBrgb(201, 196, 135)

HSLhsl(55, 38%, 66%)

HSVhsv(55, 33%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(81% 0.08 104.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 33%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9C487 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.79:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.73:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9C487 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9C487 Complementary#878DC9 Analogous#C9A387 Analogous#AEC987 Triadic#87C9C4 Triadic#C487C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9C487, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D1CC99 #D7D3A7 #DFDCB9 #E6E3C7 #EEECD8 #F4F3E6

Shades

#BBB468 #A9A14C #89833E #6D6831 #4D4A23 #2E2C15

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