What color is #C7B994?

#C7B994 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Stone Guardians. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7B994?

The RGB value is 199, 185, 148: 199 red, 185 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7B994?

The complementary color is #94A2C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7B994?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7B994 color

#C7B994 rgb(199, 185, 148)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C7B994 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 72.5% green and 58% blue (199, 185, 148).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 31% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 26% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Stone Guardians (#CABA97), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#C7B994 color codes

HEX	`#C7B994`
RGB	`rgb(199, 185, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 72.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 31%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 26%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 26%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.44, -0.86, 20.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.44, 20.63, 92.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.248, 48.979, 35.029)`
Decimal	`13089172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7B994, 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 #C7B994	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7B994 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	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 #C7B994 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7b994; }
.text { color: #c7b994; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7b994; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 185 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7b994, #bcc794); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C7B994?: #C7B994 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Stone Guardians. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7B994?: The RGB value is 199, 185, 148: 199 red, 185 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7B994?: The complementary color is #94A2C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7B994?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.