#c7b956

Color #c7b956

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 11.95 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c7b956

RGB

rgb(199, 185, 86)

HSL

hsl(52.6, 50.2%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.6, 56.8%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7%, 56.8%, 22%)

LAB

lab(74.52, -7.57, 51.12)

LCH

lch(74.52, 51.68, 98.42)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.1213, 101.32)

HWB

hwb(52.6, 33.7%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5664c7

Analogous

#c78156

#c7b956

#9cc756

Triadic

#c7b956

#56c7b9

#b956c7

Split-complementary

#c7b956

#569cc7

#8156c7

Tetradic

#c7b956

#64c756

#5664c7

#b956c7

Square

#c7b956

#56c781

#5664c7

#c7569c

Shades

Color #c7b956 mixed toward black.

#b2a43b

#8f832f

#6b6223

#474118

#24210c

Tints

Color #c7b956 mixed toward white.

#d0c572

#dad08e

#e3dcab

#ece8c7

#f6f3e3

Tones

Color #c7b956 mixed toward gray.

#beb260

#b4ab69

#aba472

#a19d7c

#989685

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c178 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#c2c37f · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#c68c90 · ΔE 36.6

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 23.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c7b956;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c7b956]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Gold #ffd700

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#c7b956 (#c7b956) is rgb(199, 185, 86) in RGB.

No, #c7b956 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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