What color is #C7B75E?

#C7B75E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Vegas Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7B75E?

The RGB value is 199, 183, 94: 199 red, 183 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7B75E?

The complementary color is #5E6EC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7B75E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7B75E color

#C7B75E rgb(199, 183, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C7B75E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 71.8% green and 36.9% blue (199, 183, 94).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 48% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 53% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#C7B75E color codes

HEX	`#C7B75E`
RGB	`rgb(199, 183, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 71.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 48%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 53%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 53%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.07, -5.88, 46.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.07, 47.17, 97.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.508, 46.819, 17.385)`
Decimal	`13088606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7B75E, 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 #C7B75E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7B75E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	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 #C7B75E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7b75e; }
.text { color: #c7b75e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7b75e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 183 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7b75e, #a2c75e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C7B75E?: #C7B75E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Vegas Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7B75E?: The RGB value is 199, 183, 94: 199 red, 183 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7B75E?: The complementary color is #5E6EC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7B75E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.