What color is #C7BC93?

#C7BC93 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7BC93?

The RGB value is 199, 188, 147: 199 red, 188 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7BC93?

The complementary color is #939EC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7BC93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7BC93 color

#C7BC93 rgb(199, 188, 147)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C7BC93 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 73.7% green and 57.6% blue (199, 188, 147).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 32% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 26% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Beach Dune (#C6BB9C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#C7BC93 color codes

HEX	`#C7BC93`
RGB	`rgb(199, 188, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 73.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 32%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 26%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 26%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.2, -2.59, 22.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.2, 22.34, 96.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.803, 50.216, 34.825)`
Decimal	`13089939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7BC93, 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 #C7BC93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7BC93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	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 #C7BC93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7bc93; }
.text { color: #c7bc93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7bc93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 188 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7bc93, #b8c793); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C7BC93?: #C7BC93 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7BC93?: The RGB value is 199, 188, 147: 199 red, 188 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7BC93?: The complementary color is #939EC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7BC93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.