#C7C79C#C7C79C
#C7C79C is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.554; OKLCH L 81.9% C 0.058 H 107.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C7C79C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 199, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 28%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 22%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 21.6%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.27, -7.06, 21.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.27, 22.73, 108.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.87% -0.0174 0.055) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.87% 0.058 107.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.9771, 55.3899, 39.5046) |
| Luminance | 0.5539 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 6.72
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 7.59
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 8.06
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 8.46
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 8.66
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 8.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C7C79C #9C9CC7
analogous
#C7B29C #C7C79C #B2C79C
triadic
#C7C79C #9CC7C7 #C79CC7
tetradic
#C7C79C #9CC7B2 #9C9CC7 #C79CB2
square
#C7C79C #9CC7B2 #9C9CC7 #C79CB2
split-complementary
#C7C79C #9CB2C7 #B29CC7
monochromatic
#959554 #B1B175 #C7C79C #DDDDC3 #F3F3EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#C7C79C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.08
#C7C79C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C7C79C
12.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C7C79C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C7C79C | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.08 | 12.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEC399
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFC59E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CDC1BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c7c79c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 199, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.9% 0.058 107.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8d8b9',
500: '#c7c79c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c7c79c; $custom-light: #d8d8b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c7c79c",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 199,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 27.742,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81874,
"c": 0.05765,
"h": 107.6
},
"luminance": 0.55389
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C7C79C
secondary
#6C6C9C
accent
#3FA63F
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFBF8
border
#D4D4D1
text
#141411
muted
#838381