#C78B38#C78B38
#C78B38 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.309; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.122 H 71.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C78B38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 139, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 56%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.2%, 71.9%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.42, 15.18, 51.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.42, 53.83, 73.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.16% 0.0384 0.1155) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.16% 0.122 71.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5020, 30.8957, 7.9396) |
| Luminance | 0.3089 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 3.41
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 4.91
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 5.81
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 6.27
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 6.33
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C78B38 #3874C7
analogous
#C74438 #C78B38 #BBC738
triadic
#C78B38 #38C78B #8B38C7
tetradic
#C78B38 #38C744 #3874C7 #C738BB
square
#C78B38 #38C744 #3874C7 #C738BB
split-complementary
#C78B38 #38BBC7 #4438C7
monochromatic
#67481D #976A2B #C78B38 #D4A768 #E2C398
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.93
#C78B38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.18
#C78B38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C78B38
7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C78B38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C78B38 | 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)
#A08E2E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AE9D3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D87C7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c78b38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 139, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.122 71.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddac73',
500: '#c78b38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c78b38; $custom-light: #ddac73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c78b38",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 139,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.825,
"s": 56.078,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68161,
"c": 0.12167,
"h": 71.6
},
"luminance": 0.30893
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C78B38
secondary
#8DA8CD
accent
#88DF48
background
#FEFAF7
surface
#FCF4ED
border
#D5CEC8
text
#161008
muted
#847F7B