Color

#D79C2C

Light warm orange. Nearest reference color: Satin sheen gold.

RGB

0–255

215

156

CMYK

0–100%

27.44%

79.53%

15.69%

RGB describes how #D79C2C is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 215, green 156 and blue 44.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 27.44%, yellow 79.53% and black 15.69%.

HSL values

H 39.3° S 68.13% L 50.78%

In the HSL color model, #D79C2C has a hue of 39.3°, 68.13% saturation and 50.78% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#D79C2C is a light, warm orange with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #D79C2C in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #D79C2C

RGB rgb(215, 156, 44)

HSL hsl(39.3 68.13% 50.78%)

OKLCH oklch(0.731452 0.138708 78.4475)

CSS --color: #D79C2C;

Tints of #D79C2C

Tints are lighter variations of #D79C2C. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FFECCE #FFD594 #FCBF56 #E9AD42 #D79C2C

Shades of #D79C2C

Shades are darker variations of #D79C2C. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#D79C2C #A06F00 #694800 #362300 #0A0500

Tones of #D79C2C

Tones reduce the chroma of #D79C2C, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#D79C2C #CD9F53 #C4A26E #BAA585 #AFA79A

Tonal range of #D79C2C

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #D79C2C between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FFECCE #FFD594 #FCBF56 #E9AD42 #D79C2C #A06F00 #694800 #362300 #0A0500

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFECCE;
    --color-200: #FFD594;
    --color-300: #FCBF56;
    --color-400: #E9AD42;
    --color-500: #D79C2C;
    --color-600: #A06F00;
    --color-700: #694800;
    --color-800: #362300;
    --color-900: #0A0500;
}

Colors that go with #D79C2C

Color harmonies for #D79C2C are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#D79C2C #70A9FE

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#ED8B55 #D79C2C #B0AE35

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#D79C2C #00BFC5 #CD8AE0

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#D79C2C #1CB8ED #A598FA

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#D79C2C #29C398 #70A9FE #E782B7

CSS gradients with #D79C2C

These gradients show how #D79C2C moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#D79C2C #E2B56D #ECCEA0 #F6E7D0 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #D79C2C, #E2B56D, #ECCEA0, #F6E7D0, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#D79C2C #92691A #52390A #1A1001 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #D79C2C, #92691A, #52390A, #1A1001, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#D79C2C #97B64B #2AC398 #00BCD8 #70A9FE

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #D79C2C, #97B64B, #2AC398, #00BCD8, #70A9FE);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #D79C2C. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.42:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

8.68:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.3841 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #D79C2C as the background.

background-color: #D79C2C;
color: #000000;

Using #D79C2C in design

See how #D79C2C works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#D79C2C used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #D79C2C to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#FFD594

#D79C2C

#362300

Colors similar to #D79C2C

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #D79C2C, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#F2B54C #BC8400 #DB9A00 #CCA058 #E09637 #CCA227 #EEA346 #BF960E

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #D79C2C may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #B39E16 Deuteranopia #C0AC31 Tritanopia #EA8B87

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #D79C2C can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 40.3703
Y: 38.4092
Z: 7.6699

CIELAB

L*: 68.3211
a*: 12.3941
b*: 62.7825

OKLab

L: 0.731452
a: 0.027779
b: 0.135898

OKLCH

L: 0.731452
C: 0.138708
H: 78.4475°