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#CEAF78 Color

#CEAF78 is rgb(206, 175, 120) in RGB, hsl(38, 47%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 42%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEAF78
HEX#CEAF78
RGBrgb(206, 175, 120)
HSLhsl(38, 47%, 64%)
HSVhsv(38, 42%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 42%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.081 81.4)
LABlab(73.29% 6.14 32.59)
LCHlch(73.29% 33.16 79.33)

What #CEAF78 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 #CEAF78, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light French Beige#C8AD7FΔE 5.26Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 5.6Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 7.33Ecru#C2B280ΔE 7.44Tan#D2B48CΔE 8.18Camel#C19A6BΔE 8.38

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

#CEAF78 Channel Values

How #CEAF78 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 206 · G 175 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 47% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 42% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 42% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEAF78 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CEAF78 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CEAF78

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEAF78; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CEAF78
Complementary
#7898CE
Analogous
#CE8478
Analogous
#C3CE78
Triadic
#78CEAF
Triadic
#AF78CE
Split comp.
#78C3CE
Split comp.
#8478CE

Tints & Shades of #CEAF78

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

#D5BA8B
#DCC59E
#E3D0B0
#E8D9BF
#EFE4D2
#F6EFE5

Shades

#C29B56
#B08740
#8E6D33
#705629
#4F3C1C
#312512

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CEAF78.

How #CEAF78 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#CEAF78
Protanopia#B5B578
Protanomaly#BFB278
Deuteranopia#BABA76
Deuteranomaly#C2B677
Tritanopia#D2A9A9
Tritanomaly#D1AC98
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEAF78 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ceaf78: #CEAF78;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEAF78;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ceaf78': '#CEAF78' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.686, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_ceaf78">#CEAF78</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEAF78"

More Orange Colors

#CEAF78 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CEAF78 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEAF78?

#CEAF78 is a light orange — rgb(206, 175, 120) in RGB and hsl(38, 47%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #CEAF78?

#CEAF78 is rgb(206, 175, 120) — red 206, green 175, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEAF78?

#CEAF78 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 42%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEAF78 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEAF78 scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEAF78 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEAF78 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 5.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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