What color is #C8A878?

#C8A878 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gold Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8A878?

The RGB value is 200, 168, 120: 200 red, 168 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8A878?

The complementary color is #7898C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8A878?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8A878 color

#C8A878 rgb(200, 168, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C8A878 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 65.9% green and 47.1% blue (200, 168, 120).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 42% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 40% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Gold Rush (#C4A777), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#C8A878 color codes

HEX	`#C8A878`
RGB	`rgb(200, 168, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 65.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 42%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 40%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 40%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.62, 5.07, 29.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.62, 29.59, 80.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.213, 41.643, 23.633)`
Decimal	`13150328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8A878, 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 #C8A878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8A878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #C8A878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8a878; }
.text { color: #c8a878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8a878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 168 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8a878, #c0c878); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tan.

Questions

What color is #C8A878?: #C8A878 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gold Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8A878?: The RGB value is 200, 168, 120: 200 red, 168 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8A878?: The complementary color is #7898C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8A878?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.