#c79779 color: Chinook Salmon
#c79779 is rgb(199, 151, 121) in RGB and oklch(71.437% 0.07139 53.258) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Orange
- Light
- Soft
- Dusty
- Warm
- ≈ Camel
- taupe-400
- Black 22%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #c79779
#c79779 is a dusty light orange color. In OKLCH it has 71.4% lightness, 0.071 chroma and a hue of 53°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 2.58:1 contrast and black text 8.13:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Chinook Salmon (#c8987e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-400.
Lighter: #c79779 mixed with white
Darker: #c79779 mixed with black
Calmer: #c79779 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #c79779
Questions about #c79779
What color is #c79779?
#c79779 is dusty light orange. The closest named color is Chinook Salmon. In RGB it is rgb(199, 151, 121), in HSL hsl(23.08, 41.05%, 62.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.437% 0.07139 53.258).
What colors go well with #c79779?
The complementary color of #c79779 is #75abc9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #cc928e and #b99f6f. The triadic partners are #72b29f and #a49bcc.
Is white or black text more readable on #c79779?
Black text reads better on #c79779: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and black gives 8.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #c79779 a warm or cool color?
#c79779 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 53 degrees, its lightness 71.4% and its chroma 0.071.