HEX atlas value

#C7AE60

#C7AE60 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Bamboo. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 199, 174, 96, HSL 45, 48%, 58%, has luminance 0.4326, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#C7AE60 Sample readable text

HEX #C7AE60

RGB rgb(199, 174, 96)

HSL hsl(45 48% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 13, 52, 22)

Luminance 0.4326

Contrast Black 9.65:1White 2.18:1

CSS

--color-c7ae60: #C7AE60;
.background-c7ae60 { background-color: #C7AE60; }
.text-c7ae60 { color: #C7AE60; }

Luminance0.4326

Black text9.65:1AA Pass

White text2.18:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#C7AE60","rgb":[199,174,96],"hsl":[45,48,58],"cmyk":[0,13,52,22],"luminance":0.4326,"contrast":{"black":9.65,"white":2.18}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.65,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.18,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DFD0A4","hex":"#DFD0A4","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.7,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DFB949","hex":"#DFB949","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.17,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#AEC760","hex":"#AEC760","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.14,"contrastWhite":1.89,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.26,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Bamboo adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c7ae60.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandstone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#607AC7","analogous":["#C77A60","#AEC760"],"triadic":["#60C7AE","#AE60C7"],"tetradic":["#60C77A","#607AC7","#C760AE"],"splitComplementary":["#60AEC7","#7A60C7"],"monochromatic":["#DFD0A4","#C7AE60","#977E35"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DFD0A4","dark":"#977E35","saturated":"#DFB949","desaturated":"#B0A278","pastel":"#E2DBC5","neon":"#FFD452"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":15.652475842498529},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":17.378147196982766},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":20.09975124224178},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":23.600847442411894},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":25.199206336708304}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C7AE60

#C7AE60 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #C7AE60 is visually closest to Bamboo, a named yellow color with HEX #C7B56E.

The RGB channels are 199, 174, and 96, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg with 48% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.4326, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.65, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.65:1AA Pass

White text2.18:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C7AE60 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.65:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.18:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DFD0A4#000000 text · best 13.7:1#DFD0A4

#DFB949#000000 text · best 11.17:1#DFB949

#AEC760#000000 text · best 11.14:1#AEC760

Champagne Gold#000000 text · best 11.04:1#D6B971

Bamboo#000000 text · best 10.26:1#C7B56E

Generated Palette

#C7AE60#C7AE60

#607AC7#607AC7

#C77A60#C77A60

#AEC760#AEC760

#DFD0A4#DFD0A4

#977E35#977E35

Color Harmonies

#607AC7#607AC7

#C77A60#C77A60

#AEC760#AEC760

#60C7AE#60C7AE

#AE60C7#AE60C7

Variants

#DFD0A4#DFD0A4

#977E35#977E35

#DFB949#DFB949

#B0A278#B0A278

#E2DBC5#E2DBC5

#FFD452#FFD452

Nearest Named Colors

Bamboo#C7B56E

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Sandstone#C9AE74

Camel#C19A6B

Champagne Gold#D6B971

#C7AE60

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C7AE60

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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