#C4785A · near Clay

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#C4785A (RGB 196, 120, 90) is a medium, moderately saturated brown, closest to Clay and near Copper and Old Rose. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #C4785A a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 65% lightness and 0.10 chroma at hue 42°.

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HEX#C4785A
RGBrgb(196, 120, 90)
HSLhsl(17, 47%, 56%)
CMYK0, 39, 54, 23
CSS var--clay
Contrast3.4:1 white · 6.18:1 black

Similar named colors

Clay #B66A50Copper #B87333Old Rose #C08081Bronze #CD7F32Ochre #CC7722

How to use #C4785A

Black text passes WCAG AA on #C4785A (6.18:1); white text does not (3.4:1).

For a calm scheme pair #C4785A with its analogous neighbors #C45A71 and #C4AD5A; for contrast use its complement #5AA6C4 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--clay: #C4785A;

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#C4785A hex color card: near Clay, RGB 196, 120, 90
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Shades & tints

#271812#4E3024#764836#9D6048#C4785A#D0937B#DCAE9C#E7C9BD#F3E4DE

Color harmonies for #C4785A

Complementary

#C4785A#5AA6C4

Analogous

#C4785A#C45A71#C4AD5A

Triadic

#C4785A#5AC478#785AC4

Split complementary

#C4785A#5AC4AD#5A71C4

Tetradic

#C4785A#71C45A#5AA6C4#AD5AC4

Palettes with #C4785A