What color is #C7C59F?

#C7C59F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7C59F?

The RGB value is 199, 197, 159: 199 red, 197 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7C59F?

The complementary color is #9FA1C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7C59F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7C59F color

#C7C59F rgb(199, 197, 159)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C7C59F is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 77.3% green and 62.4% blue (199, 197, 159).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 26% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 20% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Palace (#D3CFAB), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.92:1).

#C7C59F color codes

HEX	`#C7C59F`
RGB	`rgb(199, 197, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 77.3%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 26%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 20%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 20%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.8, -5.58, 19.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.8, 20.16, 106.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.777, 54.578, 40.707)`
Decimal	`13092255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7C59F, 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 #C7C59F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7C59F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.92:1	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 #C7C59F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7c59f; }
.text { color: #c7c59f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7c59f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 197 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7c59f, #b5c79f); }

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Questions

What color is #C7C59F?: #C7C59F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7C59F?: The RGB value is 199, 197, 159: 199 red, 197 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7C59F?: The complementary color is #9FA1C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7C59F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.