What color is #C7C5AA?

#C7C5AA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7C5AA?

The RGB value is 199, 197, 170: 199 red, 197 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7C5AA?

The complementary color is #AAACC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7C5AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7C5AA color

#C7C5AA rgb(199, 197, 170)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C7C5AA is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 77.3% green and 66.7% blue (199, 197, 170).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 21% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12:1).

#C7C5AA color codes

HEX	`#C7C5AA`
RGB	`rgb(199, 197, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 77.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 21%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 15%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.03, -3.9, 13.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.03, 14.36, 105.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.775, 54.977, 45.959)`
Decimal	`13092266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7C5AA, 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 #C7C5AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7C5AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12:1	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 #C7C5AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7c5aa; }
.text { color: #c7c5aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7c5aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 197 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7c5aa, #bac7aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C7C5AA?: #C7C5AA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7C5AA?: The RGB value is 199, 197, 170: 199 red, 197 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7C5AA?: The complementary color is #AAACC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7C5AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.