#C55833#C55833
#C55833 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.149 H 38.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55833 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 88, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 59%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 74%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.3%, 74.1%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.80, 41.24, 41.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.80, 58.68, 45.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.14% 0.116 0.0933) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.14% 0.149 38.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1159, 19.0923, 5.3886) |
| Luminance | 0.1909 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.55
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.98
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.57
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.88
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.07
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55833 #33A0C5
analogous
#C53357 #C55833 #C5A133
triadic
#C55833 #33C558 #5833C5
tetradic
#C55833 #57C533 #33A0C5 #A133C5
square
#C55833 #57C533 #33A0C5 #A133C5
split-complementary
#C55833 #33C5A1 #3357C5
monochromatic
#642D1A #944226 #C55833 #D67D5F #E2A590
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.36
#C55833 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.82
#C55833 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55833
4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55833 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55833 | 1.00 | 4.36 | 4.82 | 4.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766A2F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918230
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D84050
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55833; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 88, 51); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.149 38.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de8a6c',
500: '#c55833',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55833; $custom-light: #de8a6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55833",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 88,
"b": 51
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.205,
"s": 58.871,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59137,
"c": 0.14885,
"h": 38.8
},
"luminance": 0.19089
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55833
secondary
#87BBCD
accent
#BAE246
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A