What color is #C0AD47?

#C0AD47 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0AD47?

The RGB value is 192, 173, 71: 192 red, 173 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0AD47?

The complementary color is #475AC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0AD47?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0AD47 color

#C0AD47 rgb(192, 173, 71)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C0AD47 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 67.8% green and 27.8% blue (192, 173, 71).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 49% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 63% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pesto (#C1B23E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#C0AD47 color codes

HEX	`#C0AD47`
RGB	`rgb(192, 173, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 67.8%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 49%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 63%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 63%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.56, -5.34, 53.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.56, 53.65, 95.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.821, 41.55, 11.988)`
Decimal	`12627271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0AD47, 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 #C0AD47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0AD47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	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 #C0AD47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0ad47; }
.text { color: #c0ad47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0ad47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 173 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0ad47, #96c047); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #C0AD47?: #C0AD47 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pesto. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0AD47?: The RGB value is 192, 173, 71: 192 red, 173 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0AD47?: The complementary color is #475AC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0AD47?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.