#C79D05 Color

#C79D05 is rgb(199, 157, 5) in RGB and hsl(47, 95%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C79D05

HEX#C79D05

RGBrgb(199, 157, 5)

HSLhsl(47, 95%, 40%)

HSVhsv(47, 97%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.145 89.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 97%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C79D05 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.54:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.25:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C79D05 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C79D05 Complementary#052FC7 Analogous#C73C05 Analogous#90C705 Triadic#05C79D Triadic#9D05C7

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C79D05, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#EFBC06 #FACC29 #FBD651 #FCDF79 #FDE9A1 #FEF3CD

Shades

#AE8904 #957604 #7C6203 #5E4B02 #463702 #2D2301

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