What color is #C7B87F?

#C7B87F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7B87F?

The RGB value is 199, 184, 127: 199 red, 184 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7B87F?

The complementary color is #7F8EC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7B87F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7B87F color

#C7B87F rgb(199, 184, 127)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C7B87F is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 72.2% green and 49.8% blue (199, 184, 127).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 39% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 36% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#C7B87F color codes

HEX	`#C7B87F`
RGB	`rgb(199, 184, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 72.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 39%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 36%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 36%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.8, -3.05, 30.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.8, 31.07, 95.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.525, 47.957, 26.986)`
Decimal	`13088895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7B87F, 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 #C7B87F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7B87F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	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 #C7B87F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7b87f; }
.text { color: #c7b87f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7b87f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 184 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7b87f, #b2c77f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C7B87F?: #C7B87F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7B87F?: The RGB value is 199, 184, 127: 199 red, 184 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7B87F?: The complementary color is #7F8EC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7B87F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.