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#C9A961 · Sand
Click to copy#C9A961 is a medium, moderately saturated beige color, closest to Sand and near Sand and Latte. In OKLCH it has 75% lightness and 0.10 chroma at hue 86°. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #C9A961 a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 5 ColorSwoop palettes.
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HEX
#C9A961RGB
rgb(201, 169, 97)HSL
hsl(42, 49%, 58%)CMYK
0, 16, 52, 21CSS var
--sandContrast
2.25:1 white · 9.33:1 blackSimilar named colors
How to use #C9A961
Black text passes WCAG AA on #C9A961 (9.33:1); white text does not (2.25:1).
For a calm scheme pair #C9A961 with its analogous neighbors #C8745F and #B3C85F; for contrast use its complement #5F7FC8 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.
--sand: #C9A961;
$sand: #C9A961;
colors: { 'sand': '#C9A961' }