#C78D3F#C78D3F
#C78D3F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.316; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.117 H 71.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C78D3F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 141, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 55%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 68%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.1%, 68.3%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.97, 14.46, 49.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.97, 51.12, 73.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.61% 0.0372 0.1112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.61% 0.117 71.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.9775, 31.5535, 9.0026) |
| Luminance | 0.3155 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 2.63
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 4.87
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.93
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 6.06
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 6.41
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C78D3F #3F79C7
analogous
#C7493F #C78D3F #BDC73F
triadic
#C78D3F #3FC78D #8D3FC7
tetradic
#C78D3F #3FC749 #3F79C7 #C73FBD
square
#C78D3F #3FC749 #3F79C7 #C73FBD
split-complementary
#C78D3F #3FBDC7 #493FC7
monochromatic
#6C4B20 #9B6C2D #C78D3F #D5A96E #E3C59E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.87
#C78D3F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.31
#C78D3F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C78D3F
7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C78D3F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C78D3F | 1.00 | 2.87 | 7.31 | 7.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A19036
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AF9E41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D87F7C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c78d3f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 141, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.117 71.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcae77',
500: '#c78d3f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c78d3f; $custom-light: #dcae77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c78d3f",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 141,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.412,
"s": 54.839,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68612,
"c": 0.11722,
"h": 71.5
},
"luminance": 0.31551
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C78D3F
secondary
#93ACCF
accent
#89DE4A
background
#FEFAF7
surface
#FCF4ED
border
#D5CEC8
text
#161009
muted
#847F7B