What color is #C79C87?

#C79C87 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C79C87?

The RGB value is 199, 156, 135: 199 red, 156 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C79C87?

The complementary color is #87B2C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C79C87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C79C87 color

#C79C87 rgb(199, 156, 135)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C79C87 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 61.2% green and 52.9% blue (199, 156, 135).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 36% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 32% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Cashmere Clay (#CDA291), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#C79C87 color codes

HEX	`#C79C87`
RGB	`rgb(199, 156, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 61.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 36%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 32%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 32%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.78, 13.01, 17.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.78, 21.5, 52.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.816, 37.67, 28.091)`
Decimal	`13081735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C79C87, 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 #C79C87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C79C87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #C79C87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c79c87; }
.text { color: #c79c87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c79c87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 156 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c79c87, #c7bc87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #C79C87?: #C79C87 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C79C87?: The RGB value is 199, 156, 135: 199 red, 156 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C79C87?: The complementary color is #87B2C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C79C87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.