#C78E4E#C78E4E
#C78E4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.107 H 67.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C78E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 142, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 52%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 61%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.6%, 60.8%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.38, 14.88, 42.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.38, 44.68, 70.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.98% 0.0406 0.0985) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.98% 0.107 67.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6034, 32.0409, 11.5683) |
| Luminance | 0.3204 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 0.29
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 3.91
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 5.60
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 5.71
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.79
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C78E4E #4E87C7
analogous
#C7524E #C78E4E #C3C74E
triadic
#C78E4E #4EC78E #8E4EC7
tetradic
#C78E4E #4EC752 #4E87C7 #C74EC3
square
#C78E4E #4EC752 #4E87C7 #C74EC3
split-complementary
#C78E4E #4EC3C7 #524EC7
monochromatic
#755025 #A46F34 #C78E4E #D6AC7C #E4C9AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#C78E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.41
#C78E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C78E4E
7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C78E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C78E4E | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.41 | 7.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A19248
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AE9F4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7817F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c78e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 142, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.107 67.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcaf81',
500: '#c78e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c78e4e; $custom-light: #dcaf81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c78e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 142,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.736,
"s": 51.931,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68978,
"c": 0.10652,
"h": 67.6
},
"luminance": 0.32038
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C78E4E
secondary
#9FB7D2
accent
#90DB4C
background
#FDFAF8
surface
#FBF4EF
border
#D4CECA
text
#15100A
muted
#837F7C