ColorTool
Log in
#C8700A

#c8700a ≈ Ochre

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#c8700a is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 43.92% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 95% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 32.21°, with 90.48% saturation and 41.18% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ochre (#cc7722), ΔE 2.4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc6600
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.2389

Complementary

  1. #c8700a
  2. #0a62c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8700a
  2. #0ac1c8
  3. #110ac8

Analogous

  1. #c8110a
  2. #c8700a
  3. #c1c80a

Triadic

  1. #c8700a
  2. #0ac870
  3. #700ac8

Tetradic

  1. #c8700a
  2. #62c80a
  3. #0a62c8
  4. #700ac8

Square

  1. #c8700a
  2. #0ac811
  3. #0a62c8
  4. #c80ac1

Monochromatic

  1. #361e03
  2. #7f4706
  3. #c8700a
  4. #f4972a
  5. #f8ba73

Shades

#c8700a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8700a
  2. #b46509
  3. #a05a08
  4. #8c4e07
  5. #784306
  6. #643805
  7. #502d04
  8. #3c2203
  9. #281602
  10. #140b01
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8700a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8700a
  2. #ce7e23
  3. #d38d3b
  4. #d99b54
  5. #dea96c
  6. #e4b885
  7. #e9c69d
  8. #efd4b6
  9. #f4e2ce
  10. #faf1e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8700a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8700a
  2. #c17216
  3. #ba7322
  4. #b2752d
  5. #ab7639
  6. #a47845
  7. #9d7a51
  8. #967b5d
  9. #8e7d68
  10. #877e74
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a57e6a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b7a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a08e0a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc5c5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a77600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1830a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4644b ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-c8700a {
  color: #c8700a;
}
Background
.bg-c8700a {
  background-color: #c8700a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8700a {
  border: 2px solid #c8700a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8700a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 112 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 90% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8700a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8700a, #c1c80a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8700a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 112 10 / 0.35);
}

#cc7722 Ochre ΔE 2.40 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 4.73 #b87333 Copper ΔE 4.97 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 5.81 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 6.06 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.68 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 7.64 #378ff5 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Ochre
#c8700a  rgb(200, 112, 10)  hsl(32, 90%, 41%)  Ochre
#0a62c8  rgb(10, 98, 200)  hsl(212, 90%, 41%)  Denim
#0ac870  rgb(10, 200, 112)  hsl(152, 90%, 41%)  Emerald
#700ac8  rgb(112, 10, 200)  hsl(272, 90%, 41%)  Dark Violet