What color is #C7BCA1?

#C7BCA1 is a light, desaturated orange known as Chopped Almonds. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chopped Almonds?

The RGB value is 199, 188, 161: 199 red, 188 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Chopped Almonds?

The complementary color is #A1ACC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7BCA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chopped Almonds color: hex code #C7BCA1

#C7BCA1 rgb(199, 188, 161)

Shades of beige

Chopped Almonds has the hex code #C7BCA1. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 73.7% green and 63.1% blue (199, 188, 161).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 25% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 19% yellow and 22% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

Chopped Almonds (#C7BCA1) color codes

HEX	`#C7BCA1`
RGB	`rgb(199, 188, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 73.7%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 25%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 19%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 19%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.49, -0.56, 15.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.49, 15.08, 92.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.969, 50.683, 40.967)`
Decimal	`13089953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chopped Almonds, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C7BCA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7BCA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C7BCA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7bca1; }
.text { color: #c7bca1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7bca1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 188 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7bca1, #bfc7a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

See #C7BCA1 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C7BCA1?: #C7BCA1 is a light, desaturated orange known as Chopped Almonds. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chopped Almonds?: The RGB value is 199, 188, 161: 199 red, 188 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chopped Almonds?: The complementary color is #A1ACC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7BCA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.