#C79641#C79641
#C79641 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.117 H 78.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C79641 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 150, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 54%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 67%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.6%, 67.3%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.23, 9.66, 50.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.23, 51.45, 79.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.38% 0.0234 0.1147) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.38% 0.117 78.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4158, 34.3390, 9.7628) |
| Luminance | 0.3434 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.90
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.26
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.56
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.62
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 6.26
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C79641 #4172C7
analogous
#C75341 #C79641 #B5C741
triadic
#C79641 #41C796 #9641C7
tetradic
#C79641 #41C753 #4172C7 #C741B5
square
#C79641 #41C753 #4172C7 #C741B5
split-complementary
#C79641 #41B5C7 #5341C7
monochromatic
#6D5120 #9D742E #C79641 #D5B070 #E3CAA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#C79641 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.87
#C79641 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C79641
7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C79641 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C79641 | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.87 | 7.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A99737
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A344
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D88884
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c79641; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 150, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.117 78.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcb479',
500: '#c79641',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c79641; $custom-light: #dcb479; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c79641",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 150,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.06,
"s": 54.472,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70383,
"c": 0.11707,
"h": 78.5
},
"luminance": 0.34336
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C79641
secondary
#95AACF
accent
#80DE4A
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#161109
muted
#84807B