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#C8680E Color

#C8680E is rgb(200, 104, 14) in RGB, hsl(29, 87%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 93%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Alloy Orange (#C46210), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C8680E
HEX#C8680E
RGBrgb(200, 104, 14)
HSLhsl(29, 87%, 42%)
HSVhsv(29, 93%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 93%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(61.8% 0.15 54.6)
LABlab(54.87% 35.51 60.15)
LCHlch(54.87% 69.85 59.45)

What #C8680E 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 #C8680E, 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.

#C8680E Channel Values

How #C8680E 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 104 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 87% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 93% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 93% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.86:1 vs white · 5.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C8680E 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 text3.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C8680E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C8680E; 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 #C8680E

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C8680E.

How #C8680E 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#C8680E
Protanopia#7F7F08
Protanomaly#A2770B
Deuteranopia#919100
Deuteranomaly#AA8300
Tritanopia#CB6262
Tritanomaly#CA644D
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C8680E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c8680e: #C8680E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C8680E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c8680e': '#C8680E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.784, green: 0.408, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_c8680e">#C8680E</color>
SVG fillfill="#C8680E"

More Brown Colors

#C8680E sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C8680E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C8680E?

#C8680E is a mid-tone brown — rgb(200, 104, 14) in RGB and hsl(29, 87%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Alloy Orange (#C46210), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.05.

What is the RGB value of #C8680E?

#C8680E is rgb(200, 104, 14) — red 200, green 104, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C8680E?

#C8680E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 93%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C8680E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C8680E scores 3.86:1 against white and 5.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C8680E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C8680E 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 4.88, which is very hard to tell apart.

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