What color is #C79058?

#C79058 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramel Macchiato. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C79058?

The RGB value is 199, 144, 88: 199 red, 144 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C79058?

The complementary color is #588FC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C79058?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C79058 color

#C79058 rgb(199, 144, 88)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C79058 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 56.5% green and 34.5% blue (199, 144, 88).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 50% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 56% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Caramel Macchiato (#C58D4B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#C79058 color codes

HEX	`#C79058`
RGB	`rgb(199, 144, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 56.5%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 50%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 56%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 56%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64, 14.56, 37.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64, 40.41, 68.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.29, 32.796, 13.702)`
Decimal	`13078616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C79058, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C79058	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C79058 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C79058 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c79058; }
.text { color: #c79058; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c79058; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 144 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c79058, #c7c758); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

Questions

What color is #C79058?: #C79058 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramel Macchiato. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C79058?: The RGB value is 199, 144, 88: 199 red, 144 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C79058?: The complementary color is #588FC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C79058?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.