HEX atlas value

#C79575

#C79575 is a warm orange HEX color close to Camel. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 199, 149, 117, HSL 23, 42%, 62%, has luminance 0.3492, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#C79575 Sample readable text

HEX #C79575

RGB rgb(199, 149, 117)

HSL hsl(23 42% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 25, 41, 22)

Luminance 0.3492

Contrast Black 7.98:1White 2.63:1

CSS

--color-c79575: #C79575;
.background-c79575 { background-color: #C79575; }
.text-c79575 { color: #C79575; }

Luminance0.3492

Black text7.98:1AA Pass

White text2.63:1AA 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":"#C79575","rgb":[199,149,117],"hsl":[23,42,62],"cmyk":[0,25,41,22],"luminance":0.3492,"contrast":{"black":7.98,"white":2.63}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.98,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.63,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E1C7B7","hex":"#E1C7B7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.05,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C7BD75","hex":"#C7BD75","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.96,"contrastWhite":1.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.97,"contrastWhite":2.11,"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":"#DC9060","hex":"#DC9060","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.2,"contrastWhite":2.56,"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/c79575.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/camel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandstone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dusty-rose.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#75A8C7","analogous":["#C7757F","#C7BD75"],"triadic":["#75C795","#9575C7"],"tetradic":["#7FC775","#75A8C7","#BD75C7"],"splitComplementary":["#75C7BD","#757FC7"],"monochromatic":["#E1C7B7","#C79575","#9F6541"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E1C7B7","dark":"#9F6541","saturated":"#DC9060","desaturated":"#B19A8B","pastel":"#E7DCD5","neon":"#FFA166"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":12.68857754044952},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":25.099800796022265},{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":25.179356624028344},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":28.861739379323623},{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":31.416556144810016}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C79575

#C79575 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #C79575 is visually closest to Camel, a named orange color with HEX #C19A6B.

The RGB channels are 199, 149, and 117, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 23deg with 42% saturation and 62% 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 0.3492, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.69, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.98:1AA Pass

White text2.63:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C79575 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.98:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.63:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E1C7B7#000000 text · best 13.05:1#E1C7B7

#C7BD75#000000 text · best 10.96:1#C7BD75

Sand#000000 text · best 9.97:1#C2B280

Sandstone#000000 text · best 9.79:1#C9AE74

#DC9060#000000 text · best 8.2:1#DC9060

Generated Palette

#C79575#C79575

#75A8C7#75A8C7

#C7757F#C7757F

#C7BD75#C7BD75

#E1C7B7#E1C7B7

#9F6541#9F6541

Color Harmonies

#75A8C7#75A8C7

#C7757F#C7757F

#C7BD75#C7BD75

#75C795#75C795

#9575C7#9575C7

Variants

#E1C7B7#E1C7B7

#9F6541#9F6541

#DC9060#DC9060

#B19A8B#B19A8B

#E7DCD5#E7DCD5

#FFA166#FFA166

Nearest Named Colors

Camel#C19A6B

Sandstone#C9AE74

Dusty Rose#C08081

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Ecru#C2B280

#C79575

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C79575

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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