#c4a156

Color #c4a156

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 14.38 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 11.5

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#c4a156

RGB

rgb(196, 161, 86)

HSL

hsl(40.9, 48.2%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40.9, 56.1%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.9%, 56.1%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(67.95, 3.87, 43.41)

LCH

lch(67.95, 43.58, 84.91)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.1026, 84.74)

HWB

hwb(40.9, 33.7%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5679c4

Analogous

#c46a56

#c4a156

#b0c456

Triadic

#c4a156

#56c4a1

#a156c4

Split-complementary

#c4a156

#56b0c4

#6a56c4

Tetradic

#c4a156

#79c456

#5679c4

#a156c4

Square

#c4a156

#56c46a

#5679c4

#c456b0

Shades

Color #c4a156 mixed toward black.

#ae8a3d

#8b6e31

#685325

#463718

#231c0c

Tints

Color #c4a156 mixed toward white.

#ceb172

#d8c08e

#e1d0ab

#ebe0c7

#f5efe3

Tones

Color #c4a156 mixed toward gray.

#bb9e5f

#b29a68

#a89772

#9f947b

#969084

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b66e · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#b8ba73 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#c27e81 · ΔE 29.9

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 22

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c4a156;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4a156]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#c4a156 (#c4a156) is rgb(196, 161, 86) in RGB.

No, #c4a156 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #c4a156, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast