What color is #C7C29A?

#C7C29A 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 #C7C29A?

The RGB value is 199, 194, 154: 199 red, 194 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7C29A?

The complementary color is #9A9FC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7C29A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7C29A color

#C7C29A rgb(199, 194, 154)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C7C29A is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 76.1% green and 60.4% blue (199, 194, 154).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 29% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 23% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#C7C29A color codes

HEX	`#C7C29A`
RGB	`rgb(199, 194, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 76.1%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 29%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 23%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 23%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.91, -4.75, 20.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.91, 21.34, 102.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.678, 53.06, 38.243)`
Decimal	`13091482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7C29A, 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 #C7C29A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7C29A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	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 #C7C29A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7c29a; }
.text { color: #c7c29a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7c29a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 194 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7c29a, #b6c79a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C7C29A?: #C7C29A 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 #C7C29A?: The RGB value is 199, 194, 154: 199 red, 194 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7C29A?: The complementary color is #9A9FC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7C29A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.