#C78D4E#C78D4E
#C78D4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.317; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.107 H 66.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C78D4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 141, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 52%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 61%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.1%, 60.8%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.13, 15.43, 41.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.13, 44.60, 69.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.79% 0.0422 0.0979) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.79% 0.107 66.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4553, 31.7446, 11.5189) |
| Luminance | 0.3174 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 0.70
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 3.55
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 5.29
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 5.37
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 6.00
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C78D4E #4E88C7
analogous
#C7514E #C78D4E #C4C74E
triadic
#C78D4E #4EC78D #8D4EC7
tetradic
#C78D4E #4EC751 #4E88C7 #C74EC4
square
#C78D4E #4EC751 #4E88C7 #C74EC4
split-complementary
#C78D4E #4EC4C7 #514EC7
monochromatic
#754F25 #A46E34 #C78D4E #D6AB7C #E4C9AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.86
#C78D4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.35
#C78D4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C78D4E
7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C78D4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C78D4E | 1.00 | 2.86 | 7.35 | 7.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A09148
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AE9E4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7807E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c78d4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 141, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.107 66.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcae81',
500: '#c78d4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c78d4e; $custom-light: #dcae81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c78d4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 141,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.24,
"s": 51.931,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68787,
"c": 0.10657,
"h": 66.7
},
"luminance": 0.31742
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C78D4E
secondary
#9FB7D2
accent
#91DB4C
background
#FDFAF8
surface
#FBF4EF
border
#D4CECA
text
#15100A
muted
#837F7C