HEX atlas value

#C79260

#C79260 is a warm orange HEX color close to Camel. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 199, 146, 96, HSL 29, 48%, 58%, has luminance 0.3354, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#C79260 Sample readable text

HEX #C79260

RGB rgb(199, 146, 96)

HSL hsl(29 48% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 27, 52, 22)

Luminance 0.3354

Contrast Black 7.71:1White 2.72:1

CSS

--color-c79260: #C79260;
.background-c79260 { background-color: #C79260; }
.text-c79260 { color: #C79260; }

Luminance0.3354

Black text7.71:1AA Pass

White text2.72:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#C79260","rgb":[199,146,96],"hsl":[29,48,58],"cmyk":[0,27,52,22],"luminance":0.3354,"contrast":{"black":7.71,"white":2.72}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.71,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.72,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DFC1A4","hex":"#DFC1A4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.3,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C7C660","hex":"#C7C660","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.67,"contrastWhite":1.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.79,"contrastWhite":2.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DF9149","hex":"#DF9149","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.28,"contrastWhite":2.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Camel adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c79260.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/camel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6096C7","analogous":["#C76062","#C7C660"],"triadic":["#60C792","#9260C7"],"tetradic":["#62C760","#6096C7","#C660C7"],"splitComplementary":["#60C7C6","#6062C7"],"monochromatic":["#DFC1A4","#C79260","#976435"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DFC1A4","dark":"#976435","saturated":"#DF9149","desaturated":"#B09378","pastel":"#E2D3C5","neon":"#FFA552"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":14.866068747318506},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":18.384776310850235},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":25.199206336708304},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":34.46737587922817},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":35.9722114972099}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C79260

#C79260 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #C79260 is visually closest to Camel, a named orange color with HEX #C19A6B.

The RGB channels are 199, 146, and 96, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 29deg with 48% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.3354, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.71:1AA Pass

White text2.72:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C79260 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.71:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.72:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DFC1A4#000000 text · best 12.3:1#DFC1A4

#C7C660#000000 text · best 11.67:1#C7C660

Sandstone#000000 text · best 9.79:1#C9AE74

#DF9149#000000 text · best 8.28:1#DF9149

Camel#000000 text · best 8.1:1#C19A6B

Generated Palette

#C79260#C79260

#6096C7#6096C7

#C76062#C76062

#C7C660#C7C660

#DFC1A4#DFC1A4

#976435#976435

Color Harmonies

#6096C7#6096C7

#C76062#C76062

#C7C660#C7C660

#60C792#60C792

#9260C7#9260C7

Variants

#DFC1A4#DFC1A4

#976435#976435

#DF9149#DF9149

#B09378#B09378

#E2D3C5#E2D3C5

#FFA552#FFA552

Nearest Named Colors

Camel#C19A6B

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Antique Gold#B08D57

Sandstone#C9AE74

Peru#CD853F

#C79260

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C79260

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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