#C78B37#C78B37
#C78B37 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.309; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.122 H 71.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C78B37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 139, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.2%, 72.4%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.41, 15.13, 52.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.41, 54.24, 73.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.15% 0.0381 0.1162) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.15% 0.122 71.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4778, 30.8860, 7.8121) |
| Luminance | 0.3088 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 3.57
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 5.04
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 5.91
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 6.19
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 6.31
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C78B37 #3773C7
analogous
#C74337 #C78B37 #BBC737
triadic
#C78B37 #37C78B #8B37C7
tetradic
#C78B37 #37C743 #3773C7 #C737BB
square
#C78B37 #37C743 #3773C7 #C737BB
split-complementary
#C78B37 #37BBC7 #4337C7
monochromatic
#67481C #976A2A #C78B37 #D5A766 #E2C396
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.93
#C78B37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.18
#C78B37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C78B37
7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C78B37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C78B37 | 1.00 | 2.93 | 7.18 | 7.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A08E2C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AE9D39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D97C79
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c78b37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 139, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.122 71.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddac72',
500: '#c78b37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c78b37; $custom-light: #ddac72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c78b37",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 139,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35,
"s": 56.693,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68152,
"c": 0.12227,
"h": 71.9
},
"luminance": 0.30883
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C78B37
secondary
#8CA7CD
accent
#87E048
background
#FEFAF7
surface
#FCF4ED
border
#D5CEC8
text
#161008
muted
#847F7B