What color is #C7BC8F?

#C7BC8F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7BC8F?

The RGB value is 199, 188, 143: 199 red, 188 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7BC8F?

The complementary color is #8F9AC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7BC8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7BC8F color

#C7BC8F rgb(199, 188, 143)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C7BC8F is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 73.7% green and 56.1% blue (199, 188, 143).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 33% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 28% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#C7BC8F color codes

HEX	`#C7BC8F`
RGB	`rgb(199, 188, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 73.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 33%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 28%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 28%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.13, -3.13, 24.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.13, 24.42, 97.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.495, 50.093, 33.201)`
Decimal	`13089935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7BC8F, 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 #C7BC8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7BC8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #C7BC8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7bc8f; }
.text { color: #c7bc8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7bc8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 188 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7bc8f, #b6c78f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C7BC8F?: #C7BC8F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7BC8F?: The RGB value is 199, 188, 143: 199 red, 188 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7BC8F?: The complementary color is #8F9AC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7BC8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.