#c7a642

Color #c7a642

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 15.73 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c7a642

RGB

rgb(199, 166, 66)

HSL

hsl(45.1, 54.3%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.1, 66.8%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.6%, 66.8%, 22%)

LAB

lab(69.33, 1.09, 54.47)

LCH

lch(69.33, 54.48, 88.85)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.1232, 90.6)

HWB

hwb(45.1, 25.9%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4263c7

Analogous

#c76442

#c7a642

#a6c742

Triadic

#c7a642

#42c7a6

#a642c7

Split-complementary

#c7a642

#42a6c7

#6442c7

Tetradic

#c7a642

#63c742

#4263c7

#a642c7

Square

#c7a642

#42c764

#4263c7

#c742a6

Shades

Color #c7a642 mixed toward black.

#ab8d32

#887128

#66541e

#443814

#221c0a

Tints

Color #c7a642 mixed toward white.

#d0b562

#dac481

#e3d3a1

#ece1c0

#f6f0e0

Tones

Color #c7a642 mixed toward gray.

#bca04d

#b19b58

#a69563

#9b906e

#908a7a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bab966 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#bcbe6d · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#c67a7e · ΔE 35.7

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 24.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c7a642;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c7a642]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#c7a642 (#c7a642) is rgb(199, 166, 66) in RGB.

No, #c7a642 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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