What color is #C7A150?

#C7A150 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Goldbricker. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7A150?

The RGB value is 199, 161, 80: 199 red, 161 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7A150?

The complementary color is #5076C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7A150?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7A150 color

#C7A150 rgb(199, 161, 80)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C7A150 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 63.1% green and 31.4% blue (199, 161, 80).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 52% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 60% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Goldbricker (#C5A049), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#C7A150 color codes

HEX	`#C7A150`
RGB	`rgb(199, 161, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 63.1%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 52%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 60%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 60%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.18, 4.69, 46.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.18, 46.95, 84.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.748, 38.213, 12.976)`
Decimal	`13082960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7A150, 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 #C7A150	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7A150 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	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 #C7A150 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7a150; }
.text { color: #c7a150; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7a150; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 161 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7a150, #b2c750); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #C7A150?: #C7A150 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Goldbricker. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7A150?: The RGB value is 199, 161, 80: 199 red, 161 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7A150?: The complementary color is #5076C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7A150?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.