What color is #C7CE83?

#C7CE83 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zucchini Noodles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7CE83?

The RGB value is 199, 206, 131: 199 red, 206 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7CE83?

The complementary color is #8A83CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7CE83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7CE83 color

#C7CE83 rgb(199, 206, 131)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C7CE83 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 80.8% green and 51.4% blue (199, 206, 131).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 43% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini Noodles (#C8D07F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.58:1).

#C7CE83 color codes

HEX	`#C7CE83`
RGB	`rgb(199, 206, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 80.8%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 43%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 36%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 36%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.7, -13.92, 36.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.7, 39.1, 110.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.722, 57.924, 30.029)`
Decimal	`13094531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7CE83, 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 #C7CE83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7CE83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.58:1	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 #C7CE83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7ce83; }
.text { color: #c7ce83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7ce83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 206 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7ce83, #a1ce83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C7CE83?: #C7CE83 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zucchini Noodles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7CE83?: The RGB value is 199, 206, 131: 199 red, 206 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7CE83?: The complementary color is #8A83CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7CE83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.