What color is #C7C098?

#C7C098 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 #C7C098?

The RGB value is 199, 192, 152: 199 red, 192 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7C098?

The complementary color is #989FC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7C098?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7C098 color

#C7C098 rgb(199, 192, 152)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C7C098 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 75.3% green and 59.6% blue (199, 192, 152).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 30% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 24% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#C7C098 color codes

HEX	`#C7C098`
RGB	`rgb(199, 192, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 75.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 30%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 24%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 24%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.35, -3.99, 21.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.35, 21.47, 100.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.07, 52.109, 37.225)`
Decimal	`13090968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7C098, 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 #C7C098	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7C098 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	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 #C7C098 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7c098; }
.text { color: #c7c098; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7c098; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 192 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7c098, #b7c798); }

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Questions

What color is #C7C098?: #C7C098 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 #C7C098?: The RGB value is 199, 192, 152: 199 red, 192 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7C098?: The complementary color is #989FC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7C098?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.