What color is #C7C738?

#C7C738 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Golden Harvest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7C738?

The RGB value is 199, 199, 56: 199 red, 199 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7C738?

The complementary color is #3838C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7C738?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7C738 color

#C7C738 rgb(199, 199, 56)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C7C738 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 78% green and 22% blue (199, 199, 56).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 56% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Golden Harvest (#CCCC11), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.65:1).

#C7C738 color codes

HEX	`#C7C738`
RGB	`rgb(199, 199, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 78%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 56%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 72%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 72%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.04, -16.53, 67.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.04, 69.14, 103.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.692, 53.276, 11.67)`
Decimal	`13092664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7C738, 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 #C7C738	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7C738 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.65:1	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 #C7C738 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7c738; }
.text { color: #c7c738; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7c738; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 199 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7c738, #80c738); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #C7C738?: #C7C738 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Golden Harvest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7C738?: The RGB value is 199, 199, 56: 199 red, 199 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7C738?: The complementary color is #3838C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7C738?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.