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#C7B0A3 Color

#C7B0A3 is rgb(199, 176, 163) in RGB, hsl(22, 24%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 18%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Silver Pink (#C4AEAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C7B0A3
HEX#C7B0A3
RGBrgb(199, 176, 163)
HSLhsl(22, 24%, 71%)
HSVhsv(22, 18%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 18%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(77.3% 0.032 51.4)
LABlab(73.58% 7.00 9.88)
LCHlch(73.58% 12.11 54.67)

What #C7B0A3 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C7B0A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Silver Pink#C4AEADΔE 6.42Dark Vanilla#D1BEA8ΔE 6.54Greige#BEB7A4ΔE 6.97Pale Silver#C9C0BBΔE 8.94Black Shadows#BFAFB2ΔE 9.28Khaki (Web) (Khaki)#C3B091ΔE 9.4

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#C7B0A3 Channel Values

How #C7B0A3 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 199 · G 176 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 24% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 18% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 18% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C7B0A3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C7B0A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C7B0A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C7B0A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C7B0A3
Complementary
#A3BAC7
Analogous
#C7A3A8
Analogous
#C7C2A3
Triadic
#A3C7B0
Triadic
#B0A3C7
Split comp.
#A3C7C2
Split comp.
#A3A8C7

Tints & Shades of #C7B0A3

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CFBBB0
#D6C6BD
#DED1C9
#E4D9D3
#ECE4DF
#F3EFEC

Shades

#B39584
#A27D67
#856451
#684F40
#49372D
#2C211B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C7B0A3.

How #C7B0A3 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C7B0A3
Protanopia#B4B4A3
Protanomaly#BCB3A3
Deuteranopia#B8B8A2
Deuteranomaly#BEB5A3
Tritanopia#C8AEAE
Tritanomaly#C8AFAA
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C7B0A3 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c7b0a3: #C7B0A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C7B0A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c7b0a3': '#C7B0A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.690, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_c7b0a3">#C7B0A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#C7B0A3"

More Orange Colors

#C7B0A3 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#C7B0A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C7B0A3?

#C7B0A3 is a light orange — rgb(199, 176, 163) in RGB and hsl(22, 24%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Silver Pink (#C4AEAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.42.

What is the RGB value of #C7B0A3?

#C7B0A3 is rgb(199, 176, 163) — red 199, green 176, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C7B0A3?

#C7B0A3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 18%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C7B0A3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C7B0A3 scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C7B0A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C7B0A3 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 12.79, which is visibly different.

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