#c7a801

Color #c7a801

A vivid, highly saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 11.11 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c7a801

RGB

rgb(199, 168, 1)

HSL

hsl(50.6, 99%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.6, 99.5%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.6%, 99.5%, 22%)

LAB

lab(69.58, -1.94, 72.29)

LCH

lch(69.58, 72.32, 91.54)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.1513, 95.69)

HWB

hwb(50.6, 0.4%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0120c7

Analogous

#c74501

#c7a801

#83c701

Triadic

#c7a801

#01c7a8

#a801c7

Split-complementary

#c7a801

#0183c7

#4501c7

Tetradic

#c7a801

#20c701

#0120c7

#a801c7

Square

#c7a801

#01c745

#0120c7

#c70183

Shades

Color #c7a801 mixed toward black.

#a68c01

#857001

#635400

#423800

#211c00

Tints

Color #c7a801 mixed toward white.

#fad301

#fede31

#fee665

#feee98

#fff7cc

Tones

Color #c7a801 mixed toward gray.

#b69d11

#a69122

#958632

#857b43

#746f53

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#baba57 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#bcbe60 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#c67278 · ΔE 42.6

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 27.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c7a801;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c7a801]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#c7a801 (#c7a801) is rgb(199, 168, 1) in RGB.

No, #c7a801 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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