#C78A3A#C78A3A
#C78A3A is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.120 H 70.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C78A3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 138, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 56%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 71%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.7%, 70.9%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.19, 15.83, 50.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.19, 52.93, 72.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.99% 0.0405 0.1134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.99% 0.12 70.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4077, 30.6274, 8.1544) |
| Luminance | 0.3063 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 2.98
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 4.20
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 5.17
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 5.80
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 6.29
Dirty Orange
#C87606
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C78A3A #3A77C7
analogous
#C7443A #C78A3A #BDC73A
triadic
#C78A3A #3AC78A #8A3AC7
tetradic
#C78A3A #3AC744 #3A77C7 #C73ABD
square
#C78A3A #3AC744 #3A77C7 #C73ABD
split-complementary
#C78A3A #3ABDC7 #443AC7
monochromatic
#69481E #98692B #C78A3A #D5A66A #E2C399
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#C78A3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.13
#C78A3A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C78A3A
7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C78A3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C78A3A | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.13 | 7.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F8E30
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AD9C3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D87B79
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c78a3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 138, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.120 70.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddac74',
500: '#c78a3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c78a3a; $custom-light: #ddac74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c78a3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 138,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.043,
"s": 55.731,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67989,
"c": 0.12045,
"h": 70.3
},
"luminance": 0.30625
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C78A3A
secondary
#8FAACE
accent
#8ADF49
background
#FEFAF7
surface
#FCF4ED
border
#D5CEC8
text
#161008
muted
#847F7B