#c7b257

Color #c7b257

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 10.51 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 12

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Conversions

HEX

#c7b257

RGB

rgb(199, 178, 87)

HSL

hsl(48.7, 50%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.7, 56.3%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 56.3%, 22%)

LAB

lab(72.68, -3.83, 48.53)

LCH

lch(72.68, 48.68, 94.51)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.1141, 96.54)

HWB

hwb(48.7, 34.1%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#576cc7

Analogous

#c77a57

#c7b257

#a4c757

Triadic

#c7b257

#57c7b2

#b257c7

Split-complementary

#c7b257

#57a4c7

#7a57c7

Tetradic

#c7b257

#6cc757

#576cc7

#b257c7

Square

#c7b257

#57c77a

#576cc7

#c757a4

Shades

Color #c7b257 mixed toward black.

#b39c3c

#8f7d30

#6b5e24

#483f18

#241f0c

Tints

Color #c7b257 mixed toward white.

#d0bf73

#dacc8f

#e3d8ab

#ece5c7

#f6f2e3

Tones

Color #c7b257 mixed toward gray.

#beac60

#b4a66a

#aba073

#a29b7c

#989586

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebe76 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#bfc17c · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#c6888c · ΔE 34.8

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 23.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c7b257;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c7b257]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#c7b257 (#c7b257) is rgb(199, 178, 87) in RGB.

No, #c7b257 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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