What color is #C7C9AE?

#C7C9AE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7C9AE?

The RGB value is 199, 201, 174: 199 red, 201 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7C9AE?

The complementary color is #B0AEC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7C9AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7C9AE color

#C7C9AE rgb(199, 201, 174)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C7C9AE is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 78.8% green and 68.2% blue (199, 201, 174).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 20% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.39:1).

#C7C9AE color codes

HEX	`#C7C9AE`
RGB	`rgb(199, 201, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 78.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 20%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 13%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 13%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.16, -5.35, 13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.16, 14.32, 111.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.079, 56.972, 48.289)`
Decimal	`13093294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7C9AE, 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 #C7C9AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7C9AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.39:1	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 #C7C9AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7c9ae; }
.text { color: #c7c9ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7c9ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 201 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7c9ae, #bac9ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C7C9AE?: #C7C9AE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7C9AE?: The RGB value is 199, 201, 174: 199 red, 201 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7C9AE?: The complementary color is #B0AEC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7C9AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.