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#C86514 Color

#C86514 is rgb(200, 101, 20) in RGB, hsl(27, 82%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 50%, 90%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Alloy Orange (#C46210), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C86514
HEX#C86514
RGBrgb(200, 101, 20)
HSLhsl(27, 82%, 43%)
HSVhsv(27, 90%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 90%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(61.3% 0.15 52.2)
LABlab(54.26% 37.06 58.24)
LCHlch(54.26% 69.03 57.53)

What #C86514 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C86514, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#C86514 Channel Values

How #C86514 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 200 · G 101 · B 208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 82% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 90% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 50% · Y 90% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.94:1 vs white · 5.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C86514 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C86514

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C86514; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #C86514

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C86514.

How #C86514 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C86514
Protanopia#7D7D0F
Protanomaly#A17411
Deuteranopia#909000
Deuteranomaly#A98100
Tritanopia#CA5F5F
Tritanomaly#C9614C
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C86514 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c86514: #C86514;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C86514;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c86514': '#C86514' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.784, green: 0.396, blue: 0.078)
Android XML<color name="color_c86514">#C86514</color>
SVG fillfill="#C86514"

More Brown Colors

#C86514 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C86514 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C86514?

#C86514 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(200, 101, 20) in RGB and hsl(27, 82%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Alloy Orange (#C46210), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.25.

What is the RGB value of #C86514?

#C86514 is rgb(200, 101, 20) — red 200, green 101, and blue 20 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C86514?

#C86514 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 90%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C86514 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C86514 scores 3.94:1 against white and 5.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C86514 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C86514 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 3.29, which is very hard to tell apart.

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