Information about #C7A970 color

#C7A970 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C7A970 falls into the Orange Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(199, 169, 112) — 78% red, 66.3% green, 43.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 12 / 34 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C7A970 is a confidently colored amber-leaning orange that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Golden Thistle Yellow (#CAA375). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Safari (#C0A469) and White Oak (#CE9F6F).

In RGB terms — rgb(199, 169, 112) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C7A970: 9.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C7A970 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C7A970 color variations

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

#C7A970 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 #C7A970

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C7A970
  • RGB199, 169, 112
  • CMYK0, 12, 34, 22
  • CSSrgb(199, 169, 112)
  • HSL39°, 44%, 61%
  • HSL Precise39.31°, 43.719%, 60.98%
  • HSV39°, 44%, 78%
  • HSB39°, 44%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • GLSLvec3(0.780, 0.663, 0.439)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.780, 0.663, 0.439, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.780, 0.663, 0.439)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC7A970
  • DECIMAL ID13085040
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01