Information about #C7C060 color

#C7C060 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C7C060 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(199, 192, 96) — 78% red, 75.3% green, 37.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 40 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C7C060 reads as a clearly saturated sunny yellow and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ginger Brown (#C9BE62). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Fall Leaf Brown (#C8B560) and Tacha (#D2B960).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(199, 192, 96)), which gives #C7C060 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C7C060: 11.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. #C7C060 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C7C060 color variations

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

#C7C060 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 #C7C060

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

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C7C060
  • RGB199, 192, 96
  • CMYK0, 3, 40, 22
  • CSSrgb(199, 192, 96)
  • HSL56°, 48%, 58%
  • HSL Precise55.922°, 47.907%, 57.843%
  • HSV56°, 52%, 78%
  • HSB56°, 52%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • GLSLvec3(0.780, 0.753, 0.376)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.780, 0.753, 0.376, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.780, 0.753, 0.376)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC7C060
  • DECIMAL ID13090912
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01