What color is #C7CAAA?

#C7CAAA 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 #C7CAAA?

The RGB value is 199, 202, 170: 199 red, 202 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7CAAA?

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

Is black or white text better on #C7CAAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7CAAA color

#C7CAAA rgb(199, 202, 170)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C7CAAA is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 79.2% green and 66.7% blue (199, 202, 170).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 23% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#C7CAAA color codes

HEX	`#C7CAAA`
RGB	`rgb(199, 202, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 79.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 23%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 16%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 16%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.34, -6.51, 15.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.34, 16.96, 112.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.929, 57.286, 46.344)`
Decimal	`13093546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7CAAA, 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 #C7CAAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7CAAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	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 #C7CAAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7caaa; }
.text { color: #c7caaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7caaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 202 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7caaa, #b7caaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C7CAAA?: #C7CAAA 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 #C7CAAA?: The RGB value is 199, 202, 170: 199 red, 202 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7CAAA?: The complementary color is #ADAACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7CAAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.