What color is #C7BF8B?

#C7BF8B 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 #C7BF8B?

The RGB value is 199, 191, 139: 199 red, 191 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7BF8B?

The complementary color is #8B93C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7BF8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7BF8B color

#C7BF8B rgb(199, 191, 139)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C7BF8B is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 74.9% green and 54.5% blue (199, 191, 139).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 35% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 30% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#C7BF8B color codes

HEX	`#C7BF8B`
RGB	`rgb(199, 191, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 74.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 35%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 30%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 30%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.84, -5.23, 27.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.84, 27.8, 100.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.845, 51.269, 31.849)`
Decimal	`13090699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7BF8B, 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 #C7BF8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7BF8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	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 #C7BF8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7bf8b; }
.text { color: #c7bf8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7bf8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 191 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7bf8b, #b1c78b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C7BF8B?: #C7BF8B 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 #C7BF8B?: The RGB value is 199, 191, 139: 199 red, 191 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7BF8B?: The complementary color is #8B93C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7BF8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.