HEX atlas value

#C78D60

#C78D60 is a warm orange HEX color close to Raw Sienna. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 199, 141, 96, HSL 26, 48%, 58%, has luminance 0.3204, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#C78D60 Sample readable text

HEX #C78D60

RGB rgb(199, 141, 96)

HSL hsl(26 48% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 29, 52, 22)

Luminance 0.3204

Contrast Black 7.41:1White 2.83:1

CSS

--color-c78d60: #C78D60;
.background-c78d60 { background-color: #C78D60; }
.text-c78d60 { color: #C78D60; }

Luminance0.3204

Black text7.41:1AA Pass

White text2.83:1AA 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":"#C78D60","rgb":[199,141,96],"hsl":[26,48,58],"cmyk":[0,29,52,22],"luminance":0.3204,"contrast":{"black":7.41,"white":2.83}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.41,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.83,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DFBEA4","hex":"#DFBEA4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.04,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C7C060","hex":"#C7C060","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.14,"contrastWhite":1.89,"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":"#DF8A49","hex":"#DF8A49","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.87,"contrastWhite":2.67,"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"]}]

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/c78d60.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":"#609BC7","analogous":["#C76067","#C7C060"],"triadic":["#60C78D","#8D60C7"],"tetradic":["#67C760","#609BC7","#C060C7"],"splitComplementary":["#60C7C0","#6067C7"],"monochromatic":["#DFBEA4","#C78D60","#975F35"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DFBEA4","dark":"#975F35","saturated":"#DF8A49","desaturated":"#B09078","pastel":"#E2D2C5","neon":"#FF9D52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":16.822603841260722},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":18.05547008526779},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":24.698178070456937},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":34.48187929913333},{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":36.15245496505044}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C78D60

#C78D60 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #C78D60 is visually closest to Raw Sienna, a named orange color with HEX #D68A59.

The RGB channels are 199, 141, and 96, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 26deg 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 0.3204, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.82, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.41:1AA Pass

White text2.83:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C78D60 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.41:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.83:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DFBEA4#000000 text · best 12.04:1#DFBEA4

#C7C060#000000 text · best 11.14:1#C7C060

Camel#000000 text · best 8.1:1#C19A6B

#DF8A49#000000 text · best 7.87:1#DF8A49

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

Generated Palette

#C78D60#C78D60

#609BC7#609BC7

#C76067#C76067

#C7C060#C7C060

#DFBEA4#DFBEA4

#975F35#975F35

Color Harmonies

#609BC7#609BC7

#C76067#C76067

#C7C060#C7C060

#60C78D#60C78D

#8D60C7#8D60C7

Variants

#DFBEA4#DFBEA4

#975F35#975F35

#DF8A49#DF8A49

#B09078#B09078

#E2D2C5#E2D2C5

#FF9D52#FF9D52

Nearest Named Colors

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Camel#C19A6B

Antique Gold#B08D57

Peru#CD853F

Dusty Rose#C08081

#C78D60

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C78D60

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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