#C45525#C45525
#C45525 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.154 H 41.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C45525 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 85, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 68%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 81%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.6%, 81.1%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.94, 41.79, 47.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.94, 63.43, 48.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.42% 0.1154 0.1026) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.42% 0.154 41.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3502, 18.3699, 3.9081) |
| Luminance | 0.1837 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 3.59
Dark Orange
#C65102
ΔE00 4.09
Rust Orange
#C45508
ΔE00 4.37
Burnt Orange
#C04E01
ΔE00 4.38
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.50
Rusty Orange
#CD5909
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C45525 #2594C4
analogous
#C42545 #C45525 #C4A425
triadic
#C45525 #25C455 #5525C4
tetradic
#C45525 #45C425 #2594C4 #A425C4
square
#C45525 #45C425 #2594C4 #A425C4
split-complementary
#C45525 #25C4A4 #2545C4
monochromatic
#5D2812 #913F1B #C45525 #DD7649 #E69D7D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.49
#C45525 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.67
#C45525 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C45525
4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C45525 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C45525 | 1.00 | 4.49 | 4.67 | 4.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#74671E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8021
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D73B4B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c45525; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 85, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.154 41.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de8863',
500: '#c45525',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c45525; $custom-light: #de8863; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c45525",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 85,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.113,
"s": 68.24,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58418,
"c": 0.15437,
"h": 41.6
},
"luminance": 0.18366
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C45525
secondary
#76B4CF
accent
#B6EB3D
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#170C05
muted
#857D7A