HEX atlas value

#C7C060

#C7C060 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 199, 192, 96, HSL 56, 48%, 58%, has luminance 0.5069, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#C7C060 Sample readable text

HEX #C7C060

RGB rgb(199, 192, 96)

HSL hsl(56 48% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 52, 22)

Luminance 0.5069

Contrast Black 11.14:1White 1.89:1

CSS

--color-c7c060: #C7C060;
.background-c7c060 { background-color: #C7C060; }
.text-c7c060 { color: #C7C060; }

Luminance0.5069

Black text11.14:1AA Pass

White text1.89:1AA 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":"#C7C060","rgb":[199,192,96],"hsl":[56,48,58],"cmyk":[0,4,52,22],"luminance":0.5069,"contrast":{"black":11.14,"white":1.89}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.14,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.89,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DFDBA4","hex":"#DFDBA4","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.81,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DFD549","hex":"#DFD549","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.75,"contrastWhite":1.53,"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":"#9BC760","hex":"#9BC760","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.73,"contrastWhite":1.96,"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","Dark Khaki 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/c7c060.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6067C7","analogous":["#C78D60","#9BC760"],"triadic":["#60C7C0","#C060C7"],"tetradic":["#60C78D","#6067C7","#C7609B"],"splitComplementary":["#609BC7","#8D60C7"],"monochromatic":["#DFDBA4","#C7C060","#979035"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DFDBA4","dark":"#979035","saturated":"#DFD549","desaturated":"#B0AC78","pastel":"#E2E0C5","neon":"#FFF352"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":17.378147196982766},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":17.804493814764857},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":23.727621035409346},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":26.981475126464083},{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":35.2845575287547}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C7C060

#C7C060 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #C7C060 is visually closest to Dark Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #BDB76B.

The RGB channels are 199, 192, and 96, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg 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 0.5069, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.38, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.14:1AA Pass

White text1.89:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C7C060 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.14:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.89:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DFDBA4#000000 text · best 14.81:1#DFDBA4

#DFD549#000000 text · best 13.75:1#DFD549

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

#9BC760#000000 text · best 10.73:1#9BC760

Bamboo#000000 text · best 10.26:1#C7B56E

Generated Palette

#C7C060#C7C060

#6067C7#6067C7

#C78D60#C78D60

#9BC760#9BC760

#DFDBA4#DFDBA4

#979035#979035

Color Harmonies

#6067C7#6067C7

#C78D60#C78D60

#9BC760#9BC760

#60C7C0#60C7C0

#C060C7#C060C7

Variants

#DFDBA4#DFDBA4

#979035#979035

#DFD549#DFD549

#B0AC78#B0AC78

#E2E0C5#E2E0C5

#FFF352#FFF352

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Bamboo#C7B56E

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Sandstone#C9AE74

Ecru#C2B280

#C7C060

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C7C060

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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