Information about #C7AD2C color

#C7AD2C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C7AD2C falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(199, 173, 44) — 78% red, 67.8% green, 17.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 61 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C7AD2C reads as a energetic, saturated golden yellow and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Vintage Yellow (#CBA92B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Funk (#C6AA24) and Greenfinch (#BDA928).

In RGB terms — rgb(199, 173, 44) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C7AD2C: 9.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C7AD2C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C7AD2C color variations

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

#C7AD2C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C7AD2C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C7AD2C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C7AD2C 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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#C7AD2C 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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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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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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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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#C92C95
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Nearest named colors to #C7AD2C

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

Vintage Yellow color link
Vintage Yellow

#CBA92B

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Satin Sheen Gold color link
Satin Sheen Gold

#CBA135

Metallic Gold color link
Metallic Gold

#D3AF37

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Galliano color link
Galliano

#D8A723

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Leo color link
Leo

#DAB135

Warm Gold color link
Warm Gold

#DAA428

#C7AD2C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C7AD2C
  • RGB199, 173, 44
  • CMYK0, 10, 61, 22
  • CSSrgb(199, 173, 44)
  • HSL50°, 64%, 48%
  • HSL Precise49.935°, 63.786%, 47.647%
  • HSV50°, 78%, 78%
  • HSB50°, 78%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.780, 0.678, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.780, 0.678, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.780, 0.678, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC7AD2C
  • DECIMAL ID13085996
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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