#C25A2C#C25A2C
#C25A2C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.146 H 42.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C25A2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 90, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 63%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 77%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.6%, 77.3%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.65, 38.79, 44.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.65, 59.40, 49.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.91% 0.1075 0.0988) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.91% 0.146 42.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3616, 18.9669, 4.6552) |
| Luminance | 0.1896 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.47
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.50
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 4.67
Rust Orange
#C45508
ΔE00 4.69
Dark Orange
#C65102
ΔE00 4.70
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C25A2C #2C94C2
analogous
#C22C49 #C25A2C #C2A52C
triadic
#C25A2C #2CC25A #5A2CC2
tetradic
#C25A2C #49C22C #2C94C2 #A52CC2
square
#C25A2C #49C22C #2C94C2 #A52CC2
split-complementary
#C25A2C #2CC2A5 #2C49C2
monochromatic
#5E2C15 #904321 #C25A2C #D87C53 #E3A285
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.38
#C25A2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.79
#C25A2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C25A2C
4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C25A2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C25A2C | 1.00 | 4.38 | 4.79 | 4.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#776A26
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908129
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D54350
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c25a2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 90, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.146 42.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc8b68',
500: '#c25a2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c25a2c; $custom-light: #dc8b68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c25a2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 90,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.4,
"s": 63.025,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58912,
"c": 0.14601,
"h": 42.6
},
"luminance": 0.18964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C25A2C
secondary
#7DB4CD
accent
#B4E642
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#160C06
muted
#847D7A