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#C98208 Color

#C98208 is rgb(201, 130, 8) in RGB, hsl(38, 92%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 96%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mustard Brown (#CD7A00), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C98208
HEX#C98208
RGBrgb(201, 130, 8)
HSLhsl(38, 92%, 41%)
HSVhsv(38, 96%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 96%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.142 70.8)
LABlab(60.79% 22.58 65.03)
LCHlch(60.79% 68.84 70.85)

What #C98208 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 #C98208, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mustard Brown#CD7A00ΔE 5.98Caramel#C68E17ΔE 7.92Harvest Gold#DA9100ΔE 8.18Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 8.95Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 9.87Ocher (Ochre)#CC7722ΔE 10.79

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

#C98208 Channel Values

How #C98208 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 201 · G 130 · B 88-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 92% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 96% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 96% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.14:1 vs white · 6.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C98208 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 text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C98208 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C98208

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C98208; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C98208
Complementary
#084FC9
Analogous
#C92208
Analogous
#AFC908
Triadic
#08C982
Triadic
#8208C9
Split comp.
#08AFC9
Split comp.
#2208C9

Tints & Shades of #C98208

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

#F09C0A
#F6AC2C
#F8BC54
#FACD80
#FBDCA7
#FDECCE

Shades

#B07207
#935F06
#7A4F05
#624004
#493003
#2C1D02

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C98208.

How #C98208 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#C98208
Protanopia#919103
Protanomaly#AA8B05
Deuteranopia#9E9E00
Deuteranomaly#B19400
Tritanopia#CD7A7A
Tritanomaly#CC7D60
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C98208 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c98208: #C98208;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C98208;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c98208': '#C98208' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.510, blue: 0.031)
Android XML<color name="color_c98208">#C98208</color>
SVG fillfill="#C98208"

More Brown Colors

#C98208 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

100c08e171001b0d04e155011c1917e05e001f0800e040001f1400db8f00241205db790034240e4619015036075c3f196935077a21008252218b6f47993300a8732ebd3000cc3300

#C98208 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C98208?

#C98208 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(201, 130, 8) in RGB and hsl(38, 92%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mustard Brown (#CD7A00), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.98.

What is the RGB value of #C98208?

#C98208 is rgb(201, 130, 8) — red 201, green 130, and blue 8 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C98208?

#C98208 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 96%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C98208 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C98208 scores 3.14:1 against white and 6.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C98208 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C98208 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 9.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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