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#C88051 Color

#C88051 is rgb(200, 128, 81) in RGB, hsl(24, 52%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 60%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Raw Sienna (#D68A59), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C88051
HEX#C88051
RGBrgb(200, 128, 81)
HSLhsl(24, 52%, 55%)
HSVhsv(24, 60%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 60%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.109 52.9)
LABlab(60.63% 25.28 37.36)
LCHlch(60.63% 45.10 55.92)

What #C88051 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 #C88051, 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 orange in the library.

#C88051 Channel Values

How #C88051 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 128 · B 818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 52% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 60% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 60% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.15:1 vs white · 6.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C88051 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 text3.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C88051 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C88051

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C88051; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #C88051

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C88051.

How #C88051 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#C88051
Protanopia#909050
Protanomaly#A98A51
Deuteranopia#9D9D4C
Deuteranomaly#B0924E
Tritanopia#CB7B7B
Tritanomaly#CA7D6D
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C88051 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c88051: #C88051;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C88051;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c88051': '#C88051' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.784, green: 0.502, blue: 0.318)
Android XML<color name="color_c88051">#C88051</color>
SVG fillfill="#C88051"

More Orange Colors

#C88051 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C88051 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C88051?

#C88051 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(200, 128, 81) in RGB and hsl(24, 52%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Raw Sienna (#D68A59), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.47.

What is the RGB value of #C88051?

#C88051 is rgb(200, 128, 81) — red 200, green 128, and blue 81 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C88051?

#C88051 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 60%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C88051 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C88051 scores 3.15:1 against white and 6.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C88051 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C88051 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 11.25, which is visibly different.

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