#c79a1a

Color #c79a1a

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 6.34 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c79a1a

RGB

rgb(199, 154, 26)

HSL

hsl(44.4, 76.9%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(44.4, 86.9%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.6%, 86.9%, 22%)

LAB

lab(66.01, 5.92, 65.55)

LCH

lch(66.01, 65.82, 84.84)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.1393, 86.54)

HWB

hwb(44.4, 10.2%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1a47c7

Analogous

#c7431a

#c79a1a

#9dc71a

Triadic

#c79a1a

#1ac79a

#9a1ac7

Split-complementary

#c79a1a

#1a9dc7

#431ac7

Tetradic

#c79a1a

#47c71a

#1a47c7

#9a1ac7

Square

#c79a1a

#1ac743

#1a47c7

#c71a9d

Shades

Color #c79a1a mixed toward black.

#a68016

#856711

#634d0d

#423309

#211a04

Tints

Color #c79a1a mixed toward white.

#e4b42d

#e9c357

#efd281

#f4e1ab

#faf0d5

Tones

Color #c79a1a mixed toward gray.

#b99328

#aa8c37

#9c8545

#8d7e54

#7f7762

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b553 · ΔE 14.3

Deuteranopia

#b8bb5b · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#c56b6f · ΔE 37.5

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 26.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c79a1a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c79a1a]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#c79a1a (#c79a1a) is rgb(199, 154, 26) in RGB.

No, #c79a1a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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