What color is #C78E3B?

#C78E3B is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Victorian Crown. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C78E3B?

The RGB value is 199, 142, 59: 199 red, 142 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C78E3B?

The complementary color is #3B74C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C78E3B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C78E3B color

#C78E3B rgb(199, 142, 59)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C78E3B is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 55.7% green and 23.1% blue (199, 142, 59).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 56% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 70% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Victorian Crown (#C38B36), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#C78E3B color codes

HEX	`#C78E3B`
RGB	`rgb(199, 142, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 55.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 56%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 70%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 70%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.18, 13.69, 51.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.18, 52.9, 75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.018, 31.807, 8.484)`
Decimal	`13078075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C78E3B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C78E3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C78E3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C78E3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c78e3b; }
.text { color: #c78e3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c78e3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 142 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c78e3b, #bac73b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

Questions

What color is #C78E3B?: #C78E3B is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Victorian Crown. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C78E3B?: The RGB value is 199, 142, 59: 199 red, 142 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C78E3B?: The complementary color is #3B74C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C78E3B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.