What color is #C7C7A5?

#C7C7A5 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7C7A5?

The RGB value is 199, 199, 165: 199 red, 199 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7C7A5?

The complementary color is #A5A5C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7C7A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7C7A5 color

#C7C7A5 rgb(199, 199, 165)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C7C7A5 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 78% green and 64.7% blue (199, 199, 165).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 23% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.14:1).

#C7C7A5 color codes

HEX	`#C7C7A5`
RGB	`rgb(199, 199, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 78%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 23%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 17%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 17%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.45, -5.72, 17.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.45, 18.01, 108.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.768, 55.706, 43.668)`
Decimal	`13092773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7C7A5, 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 #C7C7A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7C7A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.14:1	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 #C7C7A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7c7a5; }
.text { color: #c7c7a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7c7a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 199 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7c7a5, #b6c7a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C7C7A5?: #C7C7A5 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7C7A5?: The RGB value is 199, 199, 165: 199 red, 199 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7C7A5?: The complementary color is #A5A5C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7C7A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.