HEX atlas value

#C78660

#C78660 is a warm orange HEX color close to Raw Sienna. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 199, 134, 96, HSL 22, 48%, 58%, has luminance 0.3004, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#C78660 Sample readable text

HEX #C78660

RGB rgb(199, 134, 96)

HSL hsl(22 48% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 33, 52, 22)

Luminance 0.3004

Contrast Black 7.01:1White 3:1

CSS

--color-c78660: #C78660;
.background-c78660 { background-color: #C78660; }
.text-c78660 { color: #C78660; }

Luminance0.3004

Black text7.01:1AA Pass

White text3:1AA 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":"#C78660","rgb":[199,134,96],"hsl":[22,48,58],"cmyk":[0,33,52,22],"luminance":0.3004,"contrast":{"black":7.01,"white":3}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.01,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DFBAA4","hex":"#DFBAA4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.7,"contrastWhite":1.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C7BA60","hex":"#C7BA60","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.62,"contrastWhite":1.98,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"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":"#60A2C7","hex":"#60A2C7","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.49,"contrastWhite":2.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

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/c78660.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/camel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#60A2C7","analogous":["#C7606E","#C7BA60"],"triadic":["#60C786","#8660C7"],"tetradic":["#6EC760","#60A2C7","#BA60C7"],"splitComplementary":["#60C7BA","#606EC7"],"monochromatic":["#DFBAA4","#C78660","#975935"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DFBAA4","dark":"#975935","saturated":"#DF8049","desaturated":"#B08C78","pastel":"#E2D0C5","neon":"#FF9152"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":17.029386365926403},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":23.600847442411894},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":25.67099530598687},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":33.555923471125034},{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":33.97057550292606}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C78660

#C78660 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #C78660 is visually closest to Raw Sienna, a named orange color with HEX #D68A59.

The RGB channels are 199, 134, and 96, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 22deg 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 0.3004, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.03, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.01:1AA Pass

White text3:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C78660 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.01:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF3:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DFBAA4#000000 text · best 11.7:1#DFBAA4

#C7BA60#000000 text · best 10.62:1#C7BA60

Camel#000000 text · best 8.1:1#C19A6B

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

#60A2C7#000000 text · best 7.49:1#60A2C7

Generated Palette

#C78660#C78660

#60A2C7#60A2C7

#C7606E#C7606E

#C7BA60#C7BA60

#DFBAA4#DFBAA4

#975935#975935

Color Harmonies

#60A2C7#60A2C7

#C7606E#C7606E

#C7BA60#C7BA60

#60C786#60C786

#8660C7#8660C7

Variants

#DFBAA4#DFBAA4

#975935#975935

#DF8049#DF8049

#B08C78#B08C78

#E2D0C5#E2D0C5

#FF9152#FF9152

Nearest Named Colors

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Camel#C19A6B

Antique Gold#B08D57

Peru#CD853F

Terracotta#E2725B

#C78660

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C78660

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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