#C2552D#C2552D
#C2552D is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.150 H 39.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2552D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 85, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 62%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 77%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.2%, 76.8%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.69, 41.32, 43.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.69, 60.00, 46.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.18% 0.1154 0.0958) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.18% 0.15 39.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9729, 18.1592, 4.6195) |
| Luminance | 0.1816 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.43
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 4.80
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.10
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.68
Dark Orange
#C65102
ΔE00 5.85
Burnt Orange
#C04E01
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2552D #2D9AC2
analogous
#C22D50 #C2552D #C29F2D
triadic
#C2552D #2DC255 #552DC2
tetradic
#C2552D #50C22D #2D9AC2 #9F2DC2
square
#C2552D #50C22D #2D9AC2 #9F2DC2
split-complementary
#C2552D #2DC29F #2D50C2
monochromatic
#5F2916 #903F21 #C2552D #D77855 #E39F86
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.53
#C2552D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.63
#C2552D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C2552D
4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2552D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2552D | 1.00 | 4.53 | 4.63 | 4.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#736728
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E7F2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D53D4D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2552d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 85, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.150 39.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc8868',
500: '#c2552d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2552d; $custom-light: #dc8868; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2552d",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 85,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.107,
"s": 62.343,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58185,
"c": 0.15004,
"h": 39.7
},
"luminance": 0.18156
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2552D
secondary
#7EB8CD
accent
#BAE542
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#160C06
muted
#847D7A