What color is #C7BD97?

#C7BD97 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 #C7BD97?

The RGB value is 199, 189, 151: 199 red, 189 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7BD97?

The complementary color is #97A1C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7BD97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7BD97 color

#C7BD97 rgb(199, 189, 151)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C7BD97 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 74.1% green and 59.2% blue (199, 189, 151).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 30% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 24% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Beach Dune (#C6BB9C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#C7BD97 color codes

HEX	`#C7BD97`
RGB	`rgb(199, 189, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 74.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 30%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 24%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 24%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.54, -2.55, 20.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.54, 20.68, 97.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.337, 50.773, 36.579)`
Decimal	`13090199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7BD97, 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 #C7BD97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7BD97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #C7BD97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7bd97; }
.text { color: #c7bd97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7bd97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 189 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7bd97, #b9c797); }

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Questions

What color is #C7BD97?: #C7BD97 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 #C7BD97?: The RGB value is 199, 189, 151: 199 red, 189 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7BD97?: The complementary color is #97A1C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7BD97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.