What color is #7F7111?

#7F7111 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7111?

The RGB value is 127, 113, 17: 127 red, 113 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7111?

The complementary color is #111F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7111?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7111 color

#7F7111 rgb(127, 113, 17)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7F7111 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 44.3% green and 6.7% blue (127, 113, 17).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 76% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 87% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 6.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#7F7111 color codes

HEX	`#7F7111`
RGB	`rgb(127, 113, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 44.3%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 76%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 87%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 87%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.45, -4.73, 49.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.45, 49.81, 95.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.759, 16.363, 2.911)`
Decimal	`8352017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7111, 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 #7F7111	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F7111 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	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 #7F7111 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7111; }
.text { color: #7f7111; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7111; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 113 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7111, #567f11); }

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Questions

What color is #7F7111?: #7F7111 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7111?: The RGB value is 127, 113, 17: 127 red, 113 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7111?: The complementary color is #111F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7111?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.