What color is #C7B28F?

#C7B28F is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Windsor Toffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7B28F?

The RGB value is 199, 178, 143: 199 red, 178 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7B28F?

The complementary color is #8FA4C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7B28F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7B28F color

#C7B28F rgb(199, 178, 143)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C7B28F is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 69.8% green and 56.1% blue (199, 178, 143).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 33% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 28% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Windsor Toffee (#CCB490), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#C7B28F color codes

HEX	`#C7B28F`
RGB	`rgb(199, 178, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 69.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 33%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 28%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 28%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.52, 2.17, 20.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.52, 20.79, 84.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.432, 45.967, 32.513)`
Decimal	`13087375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7B28F, 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 #C7B28F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7B28F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	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 #C7B28F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7b28f; }
.text { color: #c7b28f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7b28f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 178 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7b28f, #c0c78f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C7B28F?: #C7B28F is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Windsor Toffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7B28F?: The RGB value is 199, 178, 143: 199 red, 178 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7B28F?: The complementary color is #8FA4C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7B28F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.