HEX atlas value

#D79E3C

#D79E3C is a warm orange HEX color close to Butterscotch. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 215, 158, 60, HSL 38, 66%, 54%, has luminance 0.3923, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#D79E3C Sample readable text

HEX #D79E3C

RGB rgb(215, 158, 60)

HSL hsl(38 66% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 27, 72, 16)

Luminance 0.3923

Contrast Black 8.85:1White 2.37:1

CSS

--color-d79e3c: #D79E3C;
.background-d79e3c { background-color: #D79E3C; }
.text-d79e3c { color: #D79E3C; }

Luminance0.3923

Black text8.85:1AA Pass

White text2.37:1AA 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":"#D79E3C","rgb":[215,158,60],"hsl":[38,66,54],"cmyk":[0,27,72,16],"luminance":0.3923,"contrast":{"black":8.85,"white":2.37}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.85,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.37,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C2D73C","hex":"#C2D73C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.08,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E7C488","hex":"#E7C488","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.65,"contrastWhite":1.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F1A522","hex":"#F1A522","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.15,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.69,"contrastWhite":2.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Butterscotch adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d79e3c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peru.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3C75D7","analogous":["#D7513C","#C2D73C"],"triadic":["#3CD79E","#9E3CD7"],"tetradic":["#3CD751","#3C75D7","#D73CC2"],"splitComplementary":["#3CC2D7","#513CD7"],"monochromatic":["#E7C488","#D79E3C","#986C1F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E7C488","dark":"#986C1F","saturated":"#F1A522","desaturated":"#BD9756","pastel":"#E5D1AE","neon":"#FFB83D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":14.560219778561036},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":24.372115213907882},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":27.09243436828813},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":29.017236257093817},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":33.25657829663178}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D79E3C

#D79E3C is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #D79E3C is visually closest to Butterscotch, a named orange color with HEX #E3963E.

The RGB channels are 215, 158, and 60, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 38deg with 66% saturation and 54% 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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.3923, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.56, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.85:1AA Pass

White text2.37:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D79E3C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.85:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.37:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C2D73C#000000 text · best 13.08:1#C2D73C

#E7C488#000000 text · best 12.65:1#E7C488

Old Gold#000000 text · best 10.33:1#CFB53B

#F1A522#000000 text · best 10.15:1#F1A522

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Generated Palette

#D79E3C#D79E3C

#3C75D7#3C75D7

#D7513C#D7513C

#C2D73C#C2D73C

#E7C488#E7C488

#986C1F#986C1F

Color Harmonies

#3C75D7#3C75D7

#D7513C#D7513C

#C2D73C#C2D73C

#3CD79E#3CD79E

#9E3CD7#9E3CD7

Variants

#E7C488#E7C488

#986C1F#986C1F

#F1A522#F1A522

#BD9756#BD9756

#E5D1AE#E5D1AE

#FFB83D#FFB83D

Nearest Named Colors

Butterscotch#E3963E

Old Gold#CFB53B

Peru#CD853F

Goldenrod#DAA520

Marigold#EAA221

#D79E3C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D79E3C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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