HEX atlas value

#D79979

#D79979 is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 215, 153, 121, HSL 20, 54%, 66%, has luminance 0.3861, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#D79979 Sample readable text

HEX #D79979

RGB rgb(215, 153, 121)

HSL hsl(20 54% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 29, 44, 16)

Luminance 0.3861

Contrast Black 8.72:1White 2.41:1

CSS

--color-d79979: #D79979;
.background-d79979 { background-color: #D79979; }
.text-d79979 { color: #D79979; }

Luminance0.3861

Black text8.72:1AA Pass

White text2.41:1AA 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":"#D79979","rgb":[215,153,121],"hsl":[20,54,66],"cmyk":[0,29,44,16],"luminance":0.3861,"contrast":{"black":8.72,"white":2.41}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.72,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.41,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ECCFC0","hex":"#ECCFC0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.25,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D7C879","hex":"#D7C879","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.43,"contrastWhite":1.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"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":"#79B8D7","hex":"#79B8D7","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.65,"contrastWhite":2.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Dark Salmon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d79979.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandstone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#79B8D7","analogous":["#D77989","#D7C879"],"triadic":["#79D799","#9979D7"],"tetradic":["#89D779","#79B8D7","#C879D7"],"splitComplementary":["#79D7C8","#7989D7"],"monochromatic":["#ECCFC0","#D79979","#BC6438"]}

Variants

{"light":"#ECCFC0","dark":"#BC6438","saturated":"#EA9266","desaturated":"#C49F8D","pastel":"#F1E5DF","neon":"#FFA77A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":18.275666882497067},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":24.269322199023193},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":25.729360660537214},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":26.095976701399778},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":33}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D79979

#D79979 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #D79979 is visually closest to Dark Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #E9967A.

The RGB channels are 215, 153, and 121, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 20deg with 54% saturation and 66% 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 0.3861, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.28, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.72:1AA Pass

White text2.41:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D79979 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.72:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.41:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ECCFC0#000000 text · best 14.25:1#ECCFC0

#D7C879#000000 text · best 12.43:1#D7C879

Champagne Gold#000000 text · best 11.04:1#D6B971

Sandstone#000000 text · best 9.79:1#C9AE74

#79B8D7#000000 text · best 9.65:1#79B8D7

Generated Palette

#D79979#D79979

#79B8D7#79B8D7

#D77989#D77989

#D7C879#D7C879

#ECCFC0#ECCFC0

#BC6438#BC6438

Color Harmonies

#79B8D7#79B8D7

#D77989#D77989

#D7C879#D7C879

#79D799#79D799

#9979D7#9979D7

Variants

#ECCFC0#ECCFC0

#BC6438#BC6438

#EA9266#EA9266

#C49F8D#C49F8D

#F1E5DF#F1E5DF

#FFA77A#FFA77A

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Sandstone#C9AE74

Camel#C19A6B

Champagne Gold#D6B971

#D79979

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D79979

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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