#C79A2A#C79A2A
#C79A2A is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.133 H 85.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C79A2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 154, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 65%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 79%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.6%, 78.9%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.08, 6.40, 60.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.08, 61.14, 83.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.99% 0.0112 0.1321) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.99% 0.133 85.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5290, 35.4230, 7.1561) |
| Luminance | 0.3542 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 2.66
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 2.91
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 3.29
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 3.75
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.34
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 4.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C79A2A #2A57C7
analogous
#C74C2A #C79A2A #A5C72A
triadic
#C79A2A #2AC79A #9A2AC7
tetradic
#C79A2A #2AC74C #2A57C7 #C72AA5
square
#C79A2A #2AC74C #2A57C7 #C72AA5
split-complementary
#C79A2A #2AA5C7 #4C2AC7
monochromatic
#624C15 #94731F #C79A2A #DBB453 #E5CA86
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#C79A2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.08
#C79A2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C79A2A
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C79A2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C79A2A | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.08 | 8.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9A13
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A530
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D88B85
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c79a2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 154, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.133 85.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddb76d',
500: '#c79a2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c79a2a; $custom-light: #ddb76d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c79a2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 154,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.803,
"s": 65.145,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70993,
"c": 0.13253,
"h": 85.2
},
"luminance": 0.3542
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C79A2A
secondary
#7E95CF
accent
#70E840
background
#FEFBF6
surface
#FCF6EC
border
#D5D0C7
text
#161107
muted
#84807A