#C2522A#C2522A
#C2522A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.154 H 39.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2522A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 82, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 64%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 78%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.7%, 78.4%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.10, 42.66, 44.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.10, 61.58, 46.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.73% 0.119 0.097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.73% 0.154 39.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6860, 17.6746, 4.2490) |
| Luminance | 0.1767 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 4.46
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.16
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.38
Burnt Orange
#C04E01
ΔE00 5.80
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.81
Dark Orange
#C65102
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2522A #2A9AC2
analogous
#C22A4E #C2522A #C29E2A
triadic
#C2522A #2AC252 #522AC2
tetradic
#C2522A #4EC22A #2A9AC2 #9E2AC2
square
#C2522A #4EC22A #2A9AC2 #9E2AC2
split-complementary
#C2522A #2AC29E #2A4EC2
monochromatic
#5D2714 #903D1F #C2522A #D97450 #E49C82
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.63
#C2522A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.53
#C2522A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C2522A
4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2522A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2522A | 1.00 | 4.63 | 4.53 | 4.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#716525
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D7E26
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5384A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2522a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 82, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.154 39.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc8666',
500: '#c2522a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2522a; $custom-light: #dc8666; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2522a",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 82,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.789,
"s": 64.407,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57729,
"c": 0.15354,
"h": 39.2
},
"luminance": 0.17671
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2522A
secondary
#7BB7CD
accent
#BBE740
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#160B06
muted
#847C7A