What color is #C7A35E?

#C7A35E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ginger Ale. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7A35E?

The RGB value is 199, 163, 94: 199 red, 163 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7A35E?

The complementary color is #5E82C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7A35E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7A35E color

#C7A35E rgb(199, 163, 94)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C7A35E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 63.9% green and 36.9% blue (199, 163, 94).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 48% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 53% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Ginger Ale (#C9A86A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#C7A35E color codes

HEX	`#C7A35E`
RGB	`rgb(199, 163, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 63.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 48%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 53%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 53%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.86, 4.74, 40.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.86, 40.81, 83.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.672, 39.147, 16.107)`
Decimal	`13083486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7A35E, 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 #C7A35E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7A35E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	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 #C7A35E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7a35e; }
.text { color: #c7a35e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7a35e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 163 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7a35e, #b6c75e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #C7A35E?: #C7A35E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ginger Ale. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7A35E?: The RGB value is 199, 163, 94: 199 red, 163 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7A35E?: The complementary color is #5E82C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7A35E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.