What color is #C7B557?

#C7B557 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Vegas Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7B557?

The RGB value is 199, 181, 87: 199 red, 181 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7B557?

The complementary color is #5769C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7B557?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7B557 color

#C7B557 rgb(199, 181, 87)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C7B557 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 71% green and 34.1% blue (199, 181, 87).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 50% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 56% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#C7B557 color codes

HEX	`#C7B557`
RGB	`rgb(199, 181, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 71%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 50%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 56%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 56%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.47, -5.41, 49.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.47, 49.74, 96.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.799, 45.88, 15.669)`
Decimal	`13088087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7B557, 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 #C7B557	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7B557 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #C7B557 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7b557; }
.text { color: #c7b557; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7b557; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 181 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7b557, #a1c757); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C7B557?: #C7B557 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Vegas Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7B557?: The RGB value is 199, 181, 87: 199 red, 181 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7B557?: The complementary color is #5769C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7B557?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.