What color is #C7CC8B?

#C7CC8B is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sunken Treasure. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7CC8B?

The RGB value is 199, 204, 139: 199 red, 204 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7CC8B?

The complementary color is #908BCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7CC8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7CC8B color

#C7CC8B rgb(199, 204, 139)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C7CC8B is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 80% green and 54.5% blue (199, 204, 139).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 39% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Treasure (#CCCF86), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#C7CC8B color codes

HEX	`#C7CC8B`
RGB	`rgb(199, 204, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 80%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 39%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 32%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 32%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.29, -11.93, 31.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.29, 34.05, 110.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.806, 57.193, 32.837)`
Decimal	`13094027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7CC8B, 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 #C7CC8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7CC8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	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 #C7CC8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7cc8b; }
.text { color: #c7cc8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7cc8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 204 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7cc8b, #a7cc8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C7CC8B?: #C7CC8B is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sunken Treasure. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7CC8B?: The RGB value is 199, 204, 139: 199 red, 204 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7CC8B?: The complementary color is #908BCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7CC8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.