What color is #C7A781?

#C7A781 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7A781?

The RGB value is 199, 167, 129: 199 red, 167 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7A781?

The complementary color is #81A1C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7A781?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7A781 color

#C7A781 rgb(199, 167, 129)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C7A781 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 65.5% green and 50.6% blue (199, 167, 129).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 38% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 35% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Latte (#C5A582), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#C7A781 color codes

HEX	`#C7A781`
RGB	`rgb(199, 167, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 65.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 38%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 35%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 35%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.43, 6.27, 24.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.43, 24.84, 75.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.335, 41.366, 26.572)`
Decimal	`13084545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7A781, 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 #C7A781	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7A781 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	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 #C7A781 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7a781; }
.text { color: #c7a781; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7a781; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 167 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7a781, #c4c781); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C7A781?: #C7A781 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7A781?: The RGB value is 199, 167, 129: 199 red, 167 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7A781?: The complementary color is #81A1C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7A781?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.