Information about #C79E37 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C79E37 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(199, 158, 55) — 78% red, 62% green, 21.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 16 / 56 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored amber-leaning orange, #C79E37 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 almost identical to Satin Sheen Gold (#CBA135). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rustic Gold (#C2A03D) and Golden Spice (#C6973F).

In RGB terms — rgb(199, 158, 55) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C79E37: 8.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C79E37 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C79E37 color variations

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

#C79E37 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C79E37 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C79E37 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C79E37 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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#C79E37 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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Nearest named colors to #C79E37

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

Satin Sheen Gold color link
Satin Sheen Gold

#CBA135

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Golden Spice color link
Golden Spice

#C6973F

Afterglow color link
Afterglow

#CE9732

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

Vintage Yellow color link
Vintage Yellow

#CBA92B

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Fuel Yellow color link
Fuel Yellow

#D19033

Anzac color link
Anzac

#C68E3F

Pizza color link
Pizza

#BF8D3C

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

#C79E37 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C79E37
  • RGB199, 158, 55
  • CMYK0, 16, 56, 22
  • CSSrgb(199, 158, 55)
  • HSL43°, 57%, 50%
  • HSL Precise42.917°, 56.693%, 49.804%
  • HSV43°, 72%, 78%
  • HSB43°, 72%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • GLSLvec3(0.780, 0.620, 0.216)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.780, 0.620, 0.216, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.780, 0.620, 0.216)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC79E37
  • DECIMAL ID13082167
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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