#C8794E#C8794E
#C8794E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.115 H 48.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8794E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 121, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 61%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.5%, 61%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.52, 26.77, 36.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.52, 45.16, 53.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.24% 0.0761 0.0858) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.24% 0.115 48.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0343, 26.5073, 10.6356) |
| Luminance | 0.2650 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.81
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.72
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.69
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 6.13
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.16
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8794E #4E9DC8
analogous
#C84E60 #C8794E #C8B64E
triadic
#C8794E #4EC879 #794EC8
tetradic
#C8794E #60C84E #4E9DC8 #B64EC8
square
#C8794E #60C84E #4E9DC8 #B64EC8
split-complementary
#C8794E #4EC8B6 #4E60C8
monochromatic
#774225 #A55C33 #C8794E #D79C7D #E5C0AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.33
#C8794E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.30
#C8794E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C8794E
6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8794E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8794E | 1.00 | 3.33 | 6.30 | 6.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F824A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2944E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D96A6F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8794e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 121, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.115 48.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dda080',
500: '#c8794e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8794e; $custom-light: #dda080; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8794e",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 121,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.148,
"s": 52.586,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65236,
"c": 0.11474,
"h": 48.4
},
"luminance": 0.26504
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8794E
secondary
#9FC1D3
accent
#A9DC4C
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160F0A
muted
#847E7C