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#C79460 Color

#C79460 is rgb(199, 148, 96) in RGB, hsl(30, 48%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 52%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tan (Crayola) (#D99A6C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C79460
HEX#C79460
RGBrgb(199, 148, 96)
HSLhsl(30, 48%, 58%)
HSVhsv(30, 52%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 52%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.092 65.9)
LABlab(65.47% 15.35 35.22)
LCHlch(65.47% 38.42 66.45)

What #C79460 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C79460, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#C79460 Channel Values

How #C79460 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 199 · G 148 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 48% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 52% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 52% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.68:1 vs white · 7.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C79460 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C79460

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C79460; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #C79460

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C79460.

How #C79460 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C79460
Protanopia#9E9E60
Protanomaly#B09A60
Deuteranopia#A7A75D
Deuteranomaly#B5A05E
Tritanopia#CB8F8F
Tritanomaly#C9917F
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C79460 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c79460: #C79460;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C79460;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c79460': '#C79460' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.580, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_c79460">#C79460</color>
SVG fillfill="#C79460"

More Orange Colors

#C79460 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C79460 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C79460?

#C79460 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(199, 148, 96) in RGB and hsl(30, 48%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tan (Crayola) (#D99A6C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.43.

What is the RGB value of #C79460?

#C79460 is rgb(199, 148, 96) — red 199, green 148, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C79460?

#C79460 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 52%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C79460 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C79460 scores 2.68:1 against white and 7.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C79460 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C79460 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 14.19, which is visibly different.

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