#C79B2F#C79B2F
#C79B2F is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.130 H 85.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C79B2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 155, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 62%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 76%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.1%, 76.4%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.36, 6.05, 59.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.36, 59.56, 84.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.23% 0.0107 0.1298) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.23% 0.13 85.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7899, 35.7926, 7.7124) |
| Luminance | 0.3579 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 2.94
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 3.15
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 3.71
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 3.87
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.39
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 4.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C79B2F #2F5BC7
analogous
#C74F2F #C79B2F #A7C72F
triadic
#C79B2F #2FC79B #9B2FC7
tetradic
#C79B2F #2FC74F #2F5BC7 #C72FA7
square
#C79B2F #2FC74F #2F5BC7 #C72FA7
split-complementary
#C79B2F #2FA7C7 #4F2FC7
monochromatic
#644E18 #957423 #C79B2F #D8B45B #E4CB8C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#C79B2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.16
#C79B2F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C79B2F
8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C79B2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C79B2F | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.16 | 8.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9B1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A634
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D88D86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c79b2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 155, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.130 85.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddb86f',
500: '#c79b2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c79b2f; $custom-light: #ddb86f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c79b2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 155,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.632,
"s": 61.789,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71226,
"c": 0.13025,
"h": 85.3
},
"luminance": 0.3579
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C79B2F
secondary
#8499CE
accent
#72E543
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6ED
border
#D5D0C8
text
#161108
muted
#84807B