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#C8792E

#c8792e ≈ Ochre

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8792e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 47.45% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 39.5% magenta, 77% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 29.22°, with 62.6% saturation and 48.24% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ochre (#cc7722), ΔE 1.49.

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Relative luminance0.2615

Complementary

  1. #c8792e
  2. #2e7dc8

Split complementary

  1. #c8792e
  2. #2ec8c6
  3. #2e30c8

Analogous

  1. #c82e30
  2. #c8792e
  3. #c8c62e

Triadic

  1. #c8792e
  2. #2ec879
  3. #792ec8

Tetradic

  1. #c8792e
  2. #7dc82e
  3. #2e7dc8
  4. #792ec8

Square

  1. #c8792e
  2. #30c82e
  3. #2e7dc8
  4. #c62ec8

Monochromatic

  1. #4c2e11
  2. #8a5320
  3. #c8792e
  4. #dca067
  5. #eac7a5

Shades

#c8792e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8792e
  2. #b46d29
  3. #a06125
  4. #8c5520
  5. #78491c
  6. #643d17
  7. #503012
  8. #3c240e
  9. #281809
  10. #140c05
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8792e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8792e
  2. #ce8643
  3. #d39458
  4. #d9a16d
  5. #deaf82
  6. #e4bc97
  7. #e9c9ab
  8. #efd7c0
  9. #f4e4d5
  10. #faf2ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8792e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8792e
  2. #c17a36
  3. #ba7a3e
  4. #b27b47
  5. #ab7c4f
  6. #a47d57
  7. #9d7d5f
  8. #967e67
  9. #8e7f70
  10. #877f78
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a78572 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #918124 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4932e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db676a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa7e28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3892e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d36f58 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8792e {
  color: #c8792e;
}
Background
.bg-c8792e {
  background-color: #c8792e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8792e {
  border: 2px solid #c8792e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8792e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 121 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 63% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8792e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8792e, #c8c62e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8792e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 121 46 / 0.35);
}

#cc7722 Ochre ΔE 1.49 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 1.96 #cd853f Peru ΔE 3.63 #b87333 Copper ΔE 3.82 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 6.12 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 7.26 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 7.68 #3786d1 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Ochre
#c8792e  rgb(200, 121, 46)  hsl(29, 63%, 48%)  Ochre
#2e7dc8  rgb(46, 125, 200)  hsl(209, 63%, 48%)  Tufts Blue
#2ec879  rgb(46, 200, 121)  hsl(149, 63%, 48%)  Emerald
#792ec8  rgb(121, 46, 200)  hsl(269, 63%, 48%)  Blue Violet