What color is #C7C283?

#C7C283 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7C283?

The RGB value is 199, 194, 131: 199 red, 194 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7C283?

The complementary color is #8388C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7C283?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7C283 color

#C7C283 rgb(199, 194, 131)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C7C283 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 76.1% green and 51.4% blue (199, 194, 131).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 38% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 34% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Kiss a Frog (#BEC187), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.47:1).

#C7C283 color codes

HEX	`#C7C283`
RGB	`rgb(199, 194, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 76.1%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 38%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 34%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 34%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.5, -7.79, 32.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.5, 33.3, 103.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.942, 52.365, 29.103)`
Decimal	`13091459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7C283, 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 #C7C283	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7C283 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.47:1	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 #C7C283 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7c283; }
.text { color: #c7c283; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7c283; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 194 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7c283, #aac783); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C7C283?: #C7C283 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7C283?: The RGB value is 199, 194, 131: 199 red, 194 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7C283?: The complementary color is #8388C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7C283?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.