What color is #C7BE9A?

#C7BE9A is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7BE9A?

The RGB value is 199, 190, 154: 199 red, 190 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7BE9A?

The complementary color is #9AA3C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7BE9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7BE9A color

#C7BE9A rgb(199, 190, 154)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C7BE9A is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 74.5% green and 60.4% blue (199, 190, 154).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 29% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 23% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#C7BE9A color codes

HEX	`#C7BE9A`
RGB	`rgb(199, 190, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 74.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 29%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 23%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 23%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.86, -2.65, 19.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.86, 19.54, 97.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.799, 51.303, 37.95)`
Decimal	`13090458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7BE9A, 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 #C7BE9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7BE9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	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 #C7BE9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7be9a; }
.text { color: #c7be9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7be9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 190 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7be9a, #bac79a); }

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Questions

What color is #C7BE9A?: #C7BE9A is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7BE9A?: The RGB value is 199, 190, 154: 199 red, 190 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7BE9A?: The complementary color is #9AA3C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7BE9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.