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#C79F8B closest to Cashmere Clay

#C79F8B is a light, muted orange; the closest named color is Cashmere Clay. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.0% red, 62.4% green and 54.5% blue (rgb(199, 159, 139)). Its HSL value is 20° hue, 35% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 30% yellow and 22% black. #C79F8B is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.76:1.

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Variations of #C79F8B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C79F8B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C79F8B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C79F8B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B3AB8B
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9A28A
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2A28A
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3AB8B
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B9A78B
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D2989A
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CB9C92
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A7A7A7
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B0A5A1

#C79F8B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.40:1 Very poor#C79F8B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.76:1 Very good#C79F8B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C79F8B in CSS

/* Cashmere Clay */
.color { color: #C79F8B; }
.background { background-color: #C79F8B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C79F8B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(199 159 139);
color: hsl(20 35% 66%);
color: oklch(0.734 0.055 47.9);

#C79F8B FAQ

What color is #C79F8B?

#C79F8B is a light, muted orange. Its closest named color is Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C79F8B?

#C79F8B is rgb(199, 159, 139) in RGB, hsl(20, 35%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 20%, 30%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C79F8B?

The complementary color of #C79F8B is #8BB3C7, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C79F8B?

Black text has the best contrast on #C79F8B: 8.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C79F8B a warm or cool color?

#C79F8B is a warm color.