Information about #C79C5C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C79C5C belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(199, 156, 92) (78% red, 61.2% green, 36.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 17 / 42 / 22 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored amber-leaning orange, #C79C5C feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Metallic Brass (#C49E5B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Vintage Orange (#C9995D) and Double Putty (#C09B59).

The recipe behind #C79C5C is rgb(199, 156, 92), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C79C5C: 8.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C79C5C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C79C5C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C79C5C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C79C5C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C79C5C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C79C5C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C79C5C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#C75CBC
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Nearest named colors to #C79C5C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Metallic Brass color link
Metallic Brass

#C49E5B

Vintage Orange color link
Vintage Orange

#C9995D

Double Putty color link
Double Putty

#C09B59

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Mind on a Million Gold color link
Mind on a Million Gold

#BE9D5E

Aztec Gold color link
Aztec Gold

#C39953

Sand Brown color link
Sand Brown

#CBA560

Brown Yellow color link
Brown Yellow

#CC9966

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Amber Gold color link
Amber Gold

#C19552

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Twine color link
Twine

#C19156

#C79C5C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C79C5C
  • RGB199, 156, 92
  • CMYK0, 17, 42, 22
  • CSSrgb(199, 156, 92)
  • HSL36°, 49%, 57%
  • HSL Precise35.888°, 48.858%, 57.059%
  • HSV36°, 54%, 78%
  • HSB36°, 54%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.780, 0.612, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.780, 0.612, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.780, 0.612, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC79C5C
  • DECIMAL ID13081692
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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