#C3552D#C3552D
#C3552D is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.151 H 39.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C3552D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 85, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 63%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 77%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 76.9%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.85, 41.70, 43.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.85, 60.42, 46.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.34% 0.1165 0.0962) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.34% 0.151 39.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2305, 18.2920, 4.6316) |
| Luminance | 0.1829 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.33
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 4.87
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.99
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.57
Dark Orange
#C65102
ΔE00 5.88
Burnt Orange
#C04E01
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C3552D #2D9BC3
analogous
#C32D50 #C3552D #C3A02D
triadic
#C3552D #2DC355 #552DC3
tetradic
#C3552D #50C32D #2D9BC3 #A02DC3
square
#C3552D #50C32D #2D9BC3 #A02DC3
split-complementary
#C3552D #2DC3A0 #2D50C3
monochromatic
#602A16 #913F22 #C3552D #D87855 #E3A087
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.51
#C3552D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.66
#C3552D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C3552D
4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C3552D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C3552D | 1.00 | 4.51 | 4.66 | 4.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#746728
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F802A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D63C4D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c3552d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 85, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.151 39.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8868',
500: '#c3552d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c3552d; $custom-light: #dd8868; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c3552d",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 85,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16,
"s": 62.5,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58337,
"c": 0.15112,
"h": 39.6
},
"luminance": 0.18289
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C3552D
secondary
#7FB8CD
accent
#BAE642
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#160C06
muted
#847D7A