Information about #C7C166 color

#C7C166 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C7C166 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(199, 193, 102) — 78% red, 75.7% green, 40% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 38 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C7C166 reads as a clearly saturated golden 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 Pomelo Olive (#BFBD70) and Fall Leaf Brown (#C8B560).

The recipe behind #C7C166 is rgb(199, 193, 102), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C7C166: 11.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. #C7C166 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C7C166 color variations

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

#C7C166 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C7C166 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C7C166 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#ACA86D

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Grey

#808080

#C7C166 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C7C166 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
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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
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#9066C7
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#669DC7
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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
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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
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#66C7C0
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#C066C7
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#6DC766
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#666DC7
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#C066C7
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#666DC7
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#C7669D
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Nearest named colors to #C7C166

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

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Fall Leaf Brown color link
Fall Leaf Brown

#C8B560

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

#C7C166 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C7C166
  • RGB199, 193, 102
  • CMYK0, 2, 38, 22
  • CSSrgb(199, 193, 102)
  • HSL56°, 46%, 59%
  • HSL Precise56.289°, 46.411%, 59.02%
  • HSV56°, 49%, 78%
  • HSB56°, 49%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.780, 0.757, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.780, 0.757, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.780, 0.757, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC7C166
  • DECIMAL ID13091174
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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