Information about #C7AF72 color

#C7AF72 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C7AF72 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(199, 175, 114) — 78% red, 68.6% green, 44.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 33 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C7AF72 reads as a confidently colored amber-leaning orange and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Toupe (#C7AC7D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Golden Thistle Yellow (#CAA375) and Light French Beige (#C8AD7F).

The recipe behind #C7AF72 is rgb(199, 175, 114), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C7AF72: 9.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C7AF72 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C7AF72 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C7AF72 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C7AF72

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Toupe color link
Toupe

#C7AC7D

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Muka color link
Muka

#D2AC7D

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C7AF72
  • RGB199, 175, 114
  • CMYK0, 9, 33, 22
  • CSSrgb(199, 175, 114)
  • HSL43°, 43%, 61%
  • HSL Precise43.059°, 43.147%, 61.373%
  • HSV43°, 43%, 78%
  • HSB43°, 43%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.780, 0.686, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.780, 0.686, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.780, 0.686, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC7AF72
  • DECIMAL ID13086578
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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