What color is #C7BA9E?

#C7BA9E is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chopped Almonds. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7BA9E?

The RGB value is 199, 186, 158: 199 red, 186 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7BA9E?

The complementary color is #9EABC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7BA9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7BA9E color

#C7BA9E rgb(199, 186, 158)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C7BA9E is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 72.9% green and 62% blue (199, 186, 158).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 27% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 21% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Chopped Almonds (#C7BCA1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.95:1).

#C7BA9E color codes

HEX	`#C7BA9E`
RGB	`rgb(199, 186, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 72.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 27%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 21%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 21%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.9, 0.05, 15.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.9, 15.87, 89.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.284, 49.73, 39.449)`
Decimal	`13089438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7BA9E, 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 #C7BA9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7BA9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.95:1	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 #C7BA9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7ba9e; }
.text { color: #c7ba9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7ba9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 186 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7ba9e, #c0c79e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C7BA9E?: #C7BA9E is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chopped Almonds. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7BA9E?: The RGB value is 199, 186, 158: 199 red, 186 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7BA9E?: The complementary color is #9EABC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7BA9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.