#c7aa36

Color #c7aa36

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 13.2 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c7aa36

RGB

rgb(199, 170, 54)

HSL

hsl(48, 57.3%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48, 72.9%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.6%, 72.9%, 22%)

LAB

lab(70.29, -1.67, 60.38)

LCH

lch(70.29, 60.4, 91.58)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.134, 94.58)

HWB

hwb(48, 21.2%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3653c7

Analogous

#c76136

#c7aa36

#9bc736

Triadic

#c7aa36

#36c7aa

#aa36c7

Split-complementary

#c7aa36

#369bc7

#6136c7

Tetradic

#c7aa36

#53c736

#3653c7

#aa36c7

Square

#c7aa36

#36c761

#3653c7

#c7369b

Shades

Color #c7aa36 mixed toward black.

#a68e2d

#857124

#63551b

#423912

#211c09

Tints

Color #c7aa36 mixed toward white.

#d1b957

#dac778

#e4d59a

#ede3bc

#f6f1dd

Tones

Color #c7aa36 mixed toward gray.

#bba342

#af9b4e

#a3945a

#978d66

#8b8672

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbb63 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#bdbf6b · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#c67a7e · ΔE 38.4

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 25.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c7aa36;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c7aa36]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#c7aa36 (#c7aa36) is rgb(199, 170, 54) in RGB.

No, #c7aa36 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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