What color is #C7B129?

#C7B129 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sulphur. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7B129?

The RGB value is 199, 177, 41: 199 red, 177 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7B129?

The complementary color is #293FC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7B129?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7B129 color

#C7B129 rgb(199, 177, 41)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C7B129 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 69.4% green and 16.1% blue (199, 177, 41).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 66% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 79% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Sulphur (#CAB012), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#C7B129 color codes

HEX	`#C7B129`
RGB	`rgb(199, 177, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 69.4%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 66%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 79%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 79%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.06, -5.88, 66.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.06, 66.77, 95.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.678, 43.748, 8.452)`
Decimal	`13087017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7B129, 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 #C7B129	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7B129 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #C7B129 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7b129; }
.text { color: #c7b129; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7b129; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 177 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7b129, #8ec729); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #C7B129?: #C7B129 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sulphur. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7B129?: The RGB value is 199, 177, 41: 199 red, 177 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7B129?: The complementary color is #293FC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7B129?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.