HEX atlas value

#C77C60

#C77C60 is a warm orange HEX color close to Raw Sienna. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 199, 124, 96, HSL 16, 48%, 58%, has luminance 0.274, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#C77C60 Sample readable text

HEX #C77C60

RGB rgb(199, 124, 96)

HSL hsl(16 48% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 38, 52, 22)

Luminance 0.274

Contrast Black 6.48:1White 3.24:1

CSS

--color-c77c60: #C77C60;
.background-c77c60 { background-color: #C77C60; }
.text-c77c60 { color: #C77C60; }

Luminance0.274

Black text6.48:1AA Pass

White text3.24:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#C77C60","rgb":[199,124,96],"hsl":[16,48,58],"cmyk":[0,38,52,22],"luminance":0.274,"contrast":{"black":6.48,"white":3.24}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.48,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.24,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DFB4A4","hex":"#DFB4A4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.2,"contrastWhite":1.87,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C7AF60","hex":"#C7AF60","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.73,"contrastWhite":2.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#60ACC7","hex":"#60ACC7","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.22,"contrastWhite":2.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.64,"contrastWhite":2.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.79,"contrastWhite":3.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Raw Sienna adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c77c60.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terracotta.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/clay.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#60ACC7","analogous":["#C76078","#C7AF60"],"triadic":["#60C77C","#7C60C7"],"tetradic":["#78C760","#60ACC7","#AF60C7"],"splitComplementary":["#60C7AF","#6078C7"],"monochromatic":["#DFB4A4","#C77C60","#974F35"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DFB4A4","dark":"#974F35","saturated":"#DF7149","desaturated":"#B08778","pastel":"#E2CDC5","neon":"#FF8052"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":21.6794833886788},{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":29.223278392404914},{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":29.478805945967352},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":29.8496231131986},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":29.9833287011299}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C77C60

#C77C60 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #C77C60 is visually closest to Raw Sienna, a named orange color with HEX #D68A59.

The RGB channels are 199, 124, and 96, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 16deg with 48% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.274, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.48:1AA Pass

White text3.24:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C77C60 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.48:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.24:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DFB4A4#000000 text · best 11.2:1#DFB4A4

#C7AF60#000000 text · best 9.73:1#C7AF60

#60ACC7#000000 text · best 8.22:1#60ACC7

Raw Sienna#000000 text · best 7.64:1#D68A59

Terracotta#000000 text · best 6.79:1#E2725B

Generated Palette

#C77C60#C77C60

#60ACC7#60ACC7

#C76078#C76078

#C7AF60#C7AF60

#DFB4A4#DFB4A4

#974F35#974F35

Color Harmonies

#60ACC7#60ACC7

#C76078#C76078

#C7AF60#C7AF60

#60C77C#60C77C

#7C60C7#7C60C7

Variants

#DFB4A4#DFB4A4

#974F35#974F35

#DF7149#DF7149

#B08778#B08778

#E2CDC5#E2CDC5

#FF8052#FF8052

Nearest Named Colors

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Terracotta#E2725B

Clay#B66A50

Desert Clay#B86D4B

Antique Gold#B08D57

#C77C60

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C77C60

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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